Libyan Rebels In Street Battles With Qaddafi Forces In Tripoli -- SFGate/Bloomberg
Aug. 21 (Bloomberg) -- Fighting raged in Tripoli as rebels sought to free the capital from Muammar Qaddafi's control, five months after the North Atlantic Treaty Organization began airstrikes in the north African nation.
Rebel fighters have been battling Qaddafi forces in most parts of the city since yesterday, an opposition member who identified herself as Asmaa told Al Jazeera television from Tripoli. Rebels said they took control of Tajoura, an eastern suburb, while fighting also occurred in the Souk Al-Jumma market area, Al Jazeera said. NATO aircraft attacked Qaddafi's Scud missile launchers and residents received text messages urging them to join the rebellion, the network said.
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