New Fighting Outside Tripoli as Foreigners Seek an Exit -- New York Times
ZAWIYAH, Libya — Rebel soldiers fought running street battles on Friday with troops loyal to Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi in the heart of this strategically important city, just a half-hour’s drive from the Libyan capital of Tripoli, and there were new signs that worried foreigners in Tripoli were urgently trying to leave.
The fighting centered on the city’s central Martyrs Square, where snipers and other Qaddafi loyalists have taken up positions in a hotel, a bank building and a government administrative office. While a rebel tank roamed around the square shooting at the loyalist positions, shells and rockets rained down from Qaddafi forces positioned on the eastern side of the city.
Neither side seemed to gain an advantage in the fighting. While NATO aircraft could be seen overhead, they did not attack any targets.
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My Comment: I am not there, but reading the posts from the bloggers who are there .... I get the sense that Gadaffi's forces are on the verge of collapse, with Tripoli itself on the verge of being surrounded.
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