Brega
- Libyan government forces have shelled opposition positions near the strategic eastern oil town of Brega, killing 13 rebel fighters and wounding dozens
more, raising the total to at least 34 rebels killed in five days of
fighting. Brega has been under government control since early April.
In an audio message directed at a rally of thousands in the town of al-Aziziya, south of Tripoli, Muammar Gaddafi emphasised the importance of Libya's vast oil wealth to his regime, and called the civil war a battle
for our way of life.
Waving the green flags and chanting "Only God, Muammar and Libya" the supporters gathered in the town main
square.
Gaddafi addressed the crowd vowing to fight on till the end: "We are in our homes, on our land, we will fight; we will defend, with men, women and
children."
The rally was the fifth in 12 days.
Meanwhile,
France says it is possible that Libya's crisis could be resolved through a plan that would allow embattled leader Moammar Gadhafi to remain in the country.
Already over the weekend government officials from the United States and
Libya held face-to-face talks in Tunisia.
