反对派沿着海岸一路向西向卡扎菲上校据点推进,但是在与政府军交火后停止前进。本布朗从石油小镇Ras Lanouf发回报道,一些反对派已经撤退。
It’s been a bad day for the rebels. It began with an inflaming that they had taken Sirte, Colonel Caddafi’s birth place and hometown that claim turned out to be wildly prematured. In fact, rebels have been stopped just beyond the town of Ajdabiya many miles from Sirte. Rebels told us they’ve been ambushed by Caddafi loyalists from the desert and from the beach. The great rebel advance of the weekend appears to have been halted in its track for now at least.
对叛军来说,这是最糟糕的一天。一开始,叛军似乎占领了卡扎菲上校的出生地和家乡——苏尔特,但后来证明判断为时过早。事实上,叛军在距离苏特尔几英里外的艾季达比耶镇就停止前进了。叛军告诉我们,他们被埋伏在沙漠和海滩上的卡扎菲上校的军队袭击了。叛军的周末大进攻目前似乎已经被停止了。
A senior American military official has denied that the United States is directly supporting Libyan rebels speaking at a news conference in the Pentagon. Vice Admiral William Goldoni gave this assessment of the conflict.
美国一名高级军事官员在五角大楼新闻发布会上否认美国直接支持利比亚叛军。海军中将William Goldoni对这一冲突作出评价。