Missiles landed near rebel positions Wednesday and shelling in previous days has killed a small number of rebel fighters. Ali pointed out a freshly dug grave on the roadside outside Ajdabiyah with a revolutionary flag planted in it.
He despaired of what he saw as inertia by the rebel leadership in Benghazi and called for more help from the West.
"The National Libyan Council aren't the people to ask for anything to be frank. We want help from the West. If it weren't for them, Gaddafi's forces would be in Benghazi," Ali said.
Retaking Ajdabiyah would be a morale boost for the rebels and would suggest that air strikes by Western jets are giving them an edge over Gaddafi's better-armed forces.
The air strikes decimated some of Gaddafi's forces, including at least 20 tanks, near Benghazi Sunday, after the United Nations agreed to enforce a no-fly zone over Libya and other measures to protect civilians.
Hundreds of rebel fighters have been stationed a few kilometers outside Ajdabiyah since Sunday. They are prevented from going in by tank fire from Gaddafi's forces stationed at the town's entrance.
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