Libyan rebels face setback after refinery hit

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http://uk.reuters.com/article/2011/06/14/uk-libya-idUKTRE74E1I420110614

Reuters) - Libyan rebels faced new obstacles in their campaign to march on Tripoli after shelling from Muammar Gaddafi's forces damaged an oil refinery in the insurgent stronghold of Misrata, disrupting fuel supply lines.

A Reuters photographer in Misrata joined rebel units as they pushed their front several kilometres (miles) west on Monday to the outskirts of Zlitan, a town controlled by Gaddafi's forces.

Any fighting over Zlitan would bring the rebellion closer to the capital Tripoli, the Libyan leader's stronghold which lies 200 km (120 miles) west of Misrata.

A doctor in a field hospital to the west of Libya's third largest city said two rebels had been killed and a dozen wounded after the two sides traded heavy artillery fire.