Large Anti-Gaddafi Protests Erupt In Tripoli -- Time
(TRIPOLI, Libya) — Anti-regime protests erupted Sunday in several Tripoli neighborhoods where thousands braved the bullets of snipers perched atop high buildings, residents and opposition fighters said. At the same time, hundreds of rebel forces advanced to within 15 miles west of the capital and were rushing forward in pickup trucks and on foot.
Heavy machine gun fire and explosions rang out across many parts of Tripoli on the second day of attacks by rebels belonging to "sleeping cells" inside the city that has been Muammar Gaddafi's stronghold throughout the 6-month-old civil war.
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My Comment: The loss of this major base to the rebels is significant .... Gadaffi's military has just been significantly neutered. With rebels now fighting on the outskirts of Tripoli, it is now a matter of time before Gadaffi and his family flee the country (if they still can).
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