BREGA, Libya – Libyan rebels have taken a second key oil port as they continue their push west toward Tripoli. The anti-government uprising has gained newfound momentum after international airstrikes began targeting Libyan leader Muammar al-Qaddafi's military over a week ago.
After seizing Brega, a main oil export terminal in the eastern half of the country, the movement captured the oil refinery of Ras Lanouf on Sunday.
Ras Lanouf and Brega combined are responsible for 1.5 million barrels of Libya's daily oil exports, which have all but stopped since the uprising began on Feb. 15.
"There was no resistance. Qaddafi's forces just melted away," said Suleiman Ibrahim, a 31-year-old volunteer, sitting in the back of a pickup truck. "This couldn't have happened without NATO. They gave us big support." He said that rebels had already reached Ras Lanouf.
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