Libyan rebels moved heavier weapons and a top commander towards the disputed town of Brega on Friday, seeking to break the military stalemate against better-equipped troops loyal to Col Muammar Gaddafi.
Rebels said neither side could claim control of Brega - one of a string of oil towns along Libya's Mediterranean coast that have been taken and retaken by insurgents and Gaddafi's forces in recent weeks.
But on Friday there were signs the rebels were seeking to regain momentum, marshalling their rag-tag ranks into a more disciplined army and moving rockets and other equipment westward towards the front line.
To the cheers of rebels who fired their guns into the air, Abdel Fattah Younes al Abidi, who was appointed head of the rebel forces after defecting as Gaddafi's interior minister, arrived at a checkpoint outside Brega. He later mounted his convoy and headed towards the front line.
Members of the opposition movement seeking to end Gaddafi's more than 40 years in power have praised the enthusiasm of their fighters but have often voiced frustration at the lack of discipline or military strategy at the front.
On the road from Ajdabiyah to Brega, rebels manning checkpoints screened unarmed Libyans who were trying to join the battle
But on Friday there were signs the rebels were seeking to regain momentum, marshalling their rag-tag ranks into a more disciplined army and moving rockets and other equipment westward towards the front line.
To the cheers of rebels who fired their guns into the air, Abdel Fattah Younes al Abidi, who was appointed head of the rebel forces after defecting as Gaddafi's interior minister, arrived at a checkpoint outside Brega. He later mounted his convoy and headed towards the front line.
Members of the opposition movement seeking to end Gaddafi's more than 40 years in power have praised the enthusiasm of their fighters but have often voiced frustration at the lack of discipline or military strategy at the front.
On the road from Ajdabiyah to Brega, rebels manning checkpoints screened unarmed Libyans who were trying to join the battle
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