Libya: Rebels control much of Tripoli

Heavy fighting is taking place in the Libyan capital city of Tripoli around the compound of the country's leader Col Muammar Gaddafi, the BBC reported.

Izvor: BBC, euronews

Monday, 22.08.2011.

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Heavy fighting is taking place in the Libyan capital city of Tripoli around the compound of the country's leader Col Muammar Gaddafi, the BBC reported. The rebels seized control of much of the city on Sunday, meeting little resistance. Libya: Rebels control much of Tripoli A rebel spokesman says pro-Gaddafi forces still control 15-20% of Tripoli. The rebels also said they had captured Gaddafi's son Saif al-Islam, but there is no word of the colonel's whereabouts. Tanks emerged from Gaddafi's Bab al-Azizia compound early on Monday morning and began firing, a rebel spokesman said, the BBC reported. euronews said that after six months of civil war, Libyan rebels reached the capital, while NATO, which has backed them with a bombing campaign, said the Gaddafi regime is evidently crumbling and urged rebels not to carry out acts of revenge on Gaddafi loyalists. The alliance has called for a transition of power in Libya to be peaceful if Gaddafi’s overthrow is confirmed, euronews reported. (Beta, file)

Libya: Rebels control much of Tripoli

A rebel spokesman says pro-Gaddafi forces still control 15-20% of Tripoli.

The rebels also said they had captured Gaddafi's son Saif al-Islam, but there is no word of the colonel's whereabouts.

Tanks emerged from Gaddafi's Bab al-Azizia compound early on Monday morning and began firing, a rebel spokesman said, the BBC reported.

euronews said that after six months of civil war, Libyan rebels reached the capital, while NATO, which has backed them with a bombing campaign, said the Gaddafi regime is evidently crumbling and urged rebels not to carry out acts of revenge on Gaddafi loyalists.

The alliance has called for a transition of power in Libya to be peaceful if Gaddafi’s overthrow is confirmed, euronews reported.

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