MISRATA, Libya (AP) — A Libyan doctor says 23 rebels have been killed in fighting outside the eastern oil town of Brega.
Suleiman Rafathi, a doctor at the hospital in the town of Ajdabiya where the casualties were brought, says 26 people also were wounded in the battle Monday about 22 miles (35 kilometers) east of Brega.
The front lines between Brega and Ajdabiya have been relatively quiet in recent weeks, while fighting has raged in western Libya between forces loyal to Libyan ruler Moammar Gadhafi and rebels seeking to overthrow him.
No further details of the fighting were immediately available.
