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Gaddafi strikes at town, rebels eye foreign help

BREGA, Libya, March 2

Muammar Gaddafi launched a land and air offensive to retake territory in Libya's east at dawn on Wednesday, sparking a rebel call for foreign air strikes on African mercenaries they said were helping him stay in power.

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