VIDEO: Guns and guitars: Libya's rebel musician

BBC Friday 18th March, 2011

Government troops battled rebel forces on the coast between Benghazi and Ajdabiya earlier on Friday. It is not clear if that was before or after the authorities announced a ceasefire. The rebels claim they captured about 20 government soldiers. The BBC's Ian Pannell travelled in the east of the country to the front line outside Uz Zuwaytinah. He sent this report from the rebel stronghold of Benghazi.

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