(Ahlul Bayt News Agency) - Well-armed Gaddafi forces arrived in large numbers and at one stage appeared to hold the upper hand, however, they were later forced to retreat, the state-funded BBC reported on Thursday.
Brega is an oil hub of Libya, which is Africa's major oil producer and one of Europe's biggest North African oil suppliers.
It has been the first major attack on the town by Gaddafi's troops since the revolution began in the North African country over two weeks ago.
According to medics, at least 14 people were killed and many others wounded during the early Thursday fighting. The number of the casualties on the part of the pro-Gaddafi forces has not been announced yet.
Earlier, forces loyal to Gaddafi used a fighter jet to pound positions belonging to opposition forces in Brega.
Two missiles fired from the aircraft landed a few meters from a square where anti-government protesters were celebrating their victory over Gaddafi loyalists in an earlier assault.
Another fighter jet earlier launched airstrikes on an arms' depot in Ajdabiya, some 40 kilometers from Brega.
Gaddafi lost control of several main cities in the east and the west of Libya following the popular revolution in the North African nation.
Reports by human rights groups say over 6,000 people have so far been killed in the government's harsh crackdown on anti-government protesters.
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