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 Posted: Sun Aug 21, 2011 5:51 am Post subject: Libyan Rebels: Attack on Tripoli Under Way |
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Libyan rebels say they launched their first attack on the nation's capital in coordination with NATO and rebel fighters in Tripoli late Saturday, in what they hope is a final push in the six-month-long rebellion against long-time leader Moammar Gadhafi.
Explosions and heavy gunfire rocked Tripoli overnight as the Libyan government denied there was an uprising in the city. Government spokesman Moussa Ibrahim said small groups of armed rebels infiltrated the capital but that the incursion had been quickly put down.
In a live audio message carried on state television, Mr. Gadhafi dismissed the rebellion as an ill-fated attempt by "traitors" and "rats."
The reports of fighting in Tripoli came hours after the rebels reportedly seized control of two strategic towns, Zawiya in the west and Brega in the east.
In Zawiya, the rebels said they were now occupying positions formerly held by pro-Gadhafi forces, who continued shelling the city from the east.
A senior rebel commander said Saturday his fighters were also in full control of the eastern town of Brega after seizing its industrial sector, which also contains a major oil refinery. However, the claim could not be verified independently.
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