(Washington Post) Leila Fadel and Liz Sly - Forces loyal to Moammar Gaddafi carried out airstrikes and skirmished with rebels in parts of Libya on Monday, but neither side appeared to gain ground in a seeming standoff for control of the country. Paramilitary groups allied with Gaddafi used helicopters and airplanes, demonstrating the regime's ability to fight back with lethal weaponry. In Misurata, 125 miles east of Tripoli, residents fired at a helicopter that was trying to destroy the antenna of the local radio station. Though Misurata was overrun by protesters last Thursday, Gaddafi loyalists are still holding out at an airbase and a barracks on the edge of the town.
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