Quote Originally Posted by Viking View Post
They are, or will soon, head for Brega - and probably Ras Lanuf after that. The loyalists should be unable to move up reinforcing tanks to the front, so I assume these two cities will fall without too much trouble.
Yes, Brega is a much smaller city (a few thousand, not 100,000) and it is off of the main road, not straddling it. It is therefore a much poorer defensive location than Ajdabiya. Ras Lanuf isn't really even a town, just an oil facility with some homes for workers. It's an even worse defensive location. So, both of those aren't likely to be serious hurdles for the rebels. Like you said, Sirte is the real test. If they can take Sirte, there are no other significant towns before they reach Misrata, which appears to be holding out adequately. If they can't, this will be a very long struggle.