Libyan Rebels Repel Gaddafi's Forces Near Tripoli

(New York Times) Kareem Fahim and David D. Kirkpatrick - Rebels in Libya repelled a concerted assault by Gaddafi's forces on Thursday on cities close to Tripoli, removing any doubt that the protests had evolved into an increasingly well-armed revolutionary movement. In Zawiyah, 30 miles from Tripoli, more than 100 people were killed and 200 were wounded as about 60 foreign mercenaries turned automatic weapons on a mosque filled with protesters, a witness said.


2011-02-25 00:00:00

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