Lebya News,Key Libyan village back in rebel hands

Key Libyan village back in rebel hands

Opposition forces dig in to defend recaptured Qwalish, south of the Libyan capital, and plan new offensive in the east. Libyan rebel fighters are digging in to defend a village south of Tripoli following a see-saw battle for control with government forces that seen control of the village change hands several times. Rebel fighters took Qwalish, a staging post on the way to the capital about 100km north, a week ago, then lost it to government troops on Wednesday morning. But by nightfall they were back in control. Scores of fighters manned defensive positions throughout Qwalish on Thursday, supported by trucks with heavy machine guns mounted on the back.