Forces loyal .- Libyan leader Muammar Gadhafi were forced to withdraw from the city center of Zawiyah, 30 kilometers west of the capital, Tripoli, after fierce fighting with the rebels. Versions found in media, spokespersons of militias opposed to Colonel Gadhafi expressed in international media recovered positions in the western city center in what was a tremendous setback for pro-government troops.
Shagan Youssef, spokesman for the rebels in Zawiyah, said he had resisted the attack of the forces of Gadhafi, who have used heavy artillery to try to gain control of the enclave. However, rebel spokesmen said that the new regime has sent forces into the city, after the first attack was repulsed.
The opposition militias captured three armored vehicles, two tanks and a van pick-up after an hour and a half of skirmishes. The first attacks began when Libyan forces entered the city with tanks firing on residential areas and positions of the anti combatienes Gadhafi who resisted the onslaught in the last hours.
These clashes are part of the new military offensive launched by the Libyan leader to regain control in some cities, after the rebels continued to advance to Tripoli for 18 days. "Now, with all the artillery, tanks and armored vehicles, we see the battles in cities, as we had not seen since the war in Iraq.
I think that's total genocide," a witness from Zawiyah who spoke Arabic channel Al Arabiya news. Another witness quoted by the Qatari news channel Al Jazeera, said the pro sniper brigades Gadhafi had taken up positions in all buildings and dominate with the support of tanks and artillery Martyrs' Square.
Other versions say that the city entered dozens of soldiers and air force bombed several locations in the city. The latest clashes have left at least 30 people. On another front of war, the rebels have captured the oil port of Ras Lanuf in western Libya, which opens a new route to the capital, where Gadhafi has been entrenched.
Witnesses said Ras Lanuf, 140 miles east of Fort Gaddafi in Sirte, fell into the hands of the rebels on Friday night after a fierce battle with forces loyal to the regime. The rebels claimed to have taken the city of Ras Lanuf, with a major oil terminal and has an airport. The opponents of the regime of Moammar Gadhafi, who seized control of many cities in western Libya, prepare to take control of Tripoli.
On 27 February, was formed in Benghazi Libyan National Council, a revolutionary authority acknowledged the opposition-controlled cities. Since mid-February in Libya did not stop the demonstrations against the regime of Moammar Gadhafi, who has ruled the country for over 40 years. The Libyan authorities harshly repress popular protests and international organizations say the death toll may reach up to six thousand. 
Shagan Youssef, spokesman for the rebels in Zawiyah, said he had resisted the attack of the forces of Gadhafi, who have used heavy artillery to try to gain control of the enclave. However, rebel spokesmen said that the new regime has sent forces into the city, after the first attack was repulsed.
The opposition militias captured three armored vehicles, two tanks and a van pick-up after an hour and a half of skirmishes. The first attacks began when Libyan forces entered the city with tanks firing on residential areas and positions of the anti combatienes Gadhafi who resisted the onslaught in the last hours.
These clashes are part of the new military offensive launched by the Libyan leader to regain control in some cities, after the rebels continued to advance to Tripoli for 18 days. "Now, with all the artillery, tanks and armored vehicles, we see the battles in cities, as we had not seen since the war in Iraq.
I think that's total genocide," a witness from Zawiyah who spoke Arabic channel Al Arabiya news. Another witness quoted by the Qatari news channel Al Jazeera, said the pro sniper brigades Gadhafi had taken up positions in all buildings and dominate with the support of tanks and artillery Martyrs' Square.
Other versions say that the city entered dozens of soldiers and air force bombed several locations in the city. The latest clashes have left at least 30 people. On another front of war, the rebels have captured the oil port of Ras Lanuf in western Libya, which opens a new route to the capital, where Gadhafi has been entrenched.
Witnesses said Ras Lanuf, 140 miles east of Fort Gaddafi in Sirte, fell into the hands of the rebels on Friday night after a fierce battle with forces loyal to the regime. The rebels claimed to have taken the city of Ras Lanuf, with a major oil terminal and has an airport. The opponents of the regime of Moammar Gadhafi, who seized control of many cities in western Libya, prepare to take control of Tripoli.
On 27 February, was formed in Benghazi Libyan National Council, a revolutionary authority acknowledged the opposition-controlled cities. Since mid-February in Libya did not stop the demonstrations against the regime of Moammar Gadhafi, who has ruled the country for over 40 years. The Libyan authorities harshly repress popular protests and international organizations say the death toll may reach up to six thousand.
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