Pro-Gadhafi Forces Try To Halt Rebels' Momentum -- CNN
Tripoli, Libya (CNN) -- Despite dramatic rebel strides and momentum, embattled pro-Moammar Gadhafi forces toughed it out on Wednesday, striking back at Libyan rebels in several volatile pockets across Tripoli.
Loyalist forces shot at least seven mortars into Gadhafi's Bab al-Aziziya compound, a day after rebel fighters captured the symbolic heart of the Libyan ruler's regime in their months-long battle to topple the government.
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