The battle for control of key cities to the east and west of Libya has intensified. To the west, troops loyal to Gaddafi attacked with tanks and artillery Zauiya neighborhoods, according to witness reports from the city quoted by Al Jazeera. This location is key because it is at the gates of the capital, Tripoli, still in the hands of the regime, and is home to a refinery.
Other sources cited by The New York Times talk about a "slaughter" after the shock of government forces and rebels. "The attack has begun. I see more than 20 tanks," a resident said by telephone. Witnesses said the BBC's offensive forces hanvenido Gaddafi preceded by the arrival of tanks from the west and east of the city and taking positions with since the tops of buildings at the entrance.
Zauiya Another neighbor said on this occasion by AFP has detailed the "tanks" of Gaddafi have already entered the city and "are shooting at people." "Pray for us" has told you that same fuenteantes communication is interrupted. To the east and after taking control of Ras Lanuf yesterday, and although the information is confusing and both sides have been attributing the control of this city, this morning there was no trace of troops loyal to the dictator.
The rebels claimed in the early hours that they had continued their advance towards the capital and had conquered the city of Jawad Bin, 525 km from Tripoli, information contradicted later. Friday, protests and repression Prayer Day, a day of protests, a day of shooting. Like every Friday since the beginning of the revolt, on 15 February, Libya became a powder keg that was used to measure the strength of the regime of Colonel Muammar Gaddafi and check that it is not as bad as last week.
Muscle exhibited troops wherever the rebels have taken over. In the west, the people of Zauiya took the brunt because the pro-Gaddafi military retook parts of the city in an attack that left 30 dead, according to the agency. In the east, were experienced heavy fighting in the coastal town of Ras Lanuf and parts of Brega and Ajdabiya were bombed, although loyal to the Colonel failed to take them.
At least fifteen people were killed in an attack on a weapons depot near Benghazi. In Tripoli, the demonstrations against the regime were suppressed by police gunfire. The terror is installed in the capital and some testimony reported cases of torture and rape. Just after noon, hundreds of people in Tajura, a suburb east of Tripoli, left from the mosque armed with stones toward the center of the city.
"We have no weapons. We'll go to the mosque and then on the street say that Gaddafi must go", said one of the protesters. Did not get very far. Police and paramilitary forces of the dictator had made a column of vehicles at the start and have been barred with machine-gun fire, witnesses said, and tear gas.
The protesters dispersed and mercenaries then began a chase through the streets of the neighborhood. What happened thereafter is unknown, although organizations such as Human Rights Watch said yesterday that they have seen cases of rape and disappearances. This week, members of the secret police have patrolled the neighborhoods of Tripoli house to house with photographs of the riots to identify the insurgents, he told the newspaper Thursday, the New York Times.
The 130 journalists invited by the regime in Tripoli last week could not witness the events and had to stay at the hotel. "It's for their safety, to protect members of Al Qaeda, officials said to reporters. Apart from the capital, Gadhafi wanted to clear doubts about its power in some points he had lost last week.
His troops launched a counterattack on Zauiya, 50 km west of Tripoli. The insurgents had set up there last week and its conquest was seen as key to weaken the dictator from the West. However, the elite forces still controlled the roads and paths on this side of the coast and from there they launched a raid into the heart of the city.
It was eleven o'clock when Gaddafi mercenaries, most sub-Saharan Africa, entered and opened fire on people. After four hours of fighting, they left, leaving behind 30 to 50 people, according to data compiled by the agencies. Libyan television, however, announced that the colonel had regained the city.
In any case, the latest information coming from Zauiya indicate that there is no longer just ammunition. 
Other sources cited by The New York Times talk about a "slaughter" after the shock of government forces and rebels. "The attack has begun. I see more than 20 tanks," a resident said by telephone. Witnesses said the BBC's offensive forces hanvenido Gaddafi preceded by the arrival of tanks from the west and east of the city and taking positions with since the tops of buildings at the entrance.
Zauiya Another neighbor said on this occasion by AFP has detailed the "tanks" of Gaddafi have already entered the city and "are shooting at people." "Pray for us" has told you that same fuenteantes communication is interrupted. To the east and after taking control of Ras Lanuf yesterday, and although the information is confusing and both sides have been attributing the control of this city, this morning there was no trace of troops loyal to the dictator.
The rebels claimed in the early hours that they had continued their advance towards the capital and had conquered the city of Jawad Bin, 525 km from Tripoli, information contradicted later. Friday, protests and repression Prayer Day, a day of protests, a day of shooting. Like every Friday since the beginning of the revolt, on 15 February, Libya became a powder keg that was used to measure the strength of the regime of Colonel Muammar Gaddafi and check that it is not as bad as last week.
Muscle exhibited troops wherever the rebels have taken over. In the west, the people of Zauiya took the brunt because the pro-Gaddafi military retook parts of the city in an attack that left 30 dead, according to the agency. In the east, were experienced heavy fighting in the coastal town of Ras Lanuf and parts of Brega and Ajdabiya were bombed, although loyal to the Colonel failed to take them.
At least fifteen people were killed in an attack on a weapons depot near Benghazi. In Tripoli, the demonstrations against the regime were suppressed by police gunfire. The terror is installed in the capital and some testimony reported cases of torture and rape. Just after noon, hundreds of people in Tajura, a suburb east of Tripoli, left from the mosque armed with stones toward the center of the city.
"We have no weapons. We'll go to the mosque and then on the street say that Gaddafi must go", said one of the protesters. Did not get very far. Police and paramilitary forces of the dictator had made a column of vehicles at the start and have been barred with machine-gun fire, witnesses said, and tear gas.
The protesters dispersed and mercenaries then began a chase through the streets of the neighborhood. What happened thereafter is unknown, although organizations such as Human Rights Watch said yesterday that they have seen cases of rape and disappearances. This week, members of the secret police have patrolled the neighborhoods of Tripoli house to house with photographs of the riots to identify the insurgents, he told the newspaper Thursday, the New York Times.
The 130 journalists invited by the regime in Tripoli last week could not witness the events and had to stay at the hotel. "It's for their safety, to protect members of Al Qaeda, officials said to reporters. Apart from the capital, Gadhafi wanted to clear doubts about its power in some points he had lost last week.
His troops launched a counterattack on Zauiya, 50 km west of Tripoli. The insurgents had set up there last week and its conquest was seen as key to weaken the dictator from the West. However, the elite forces still controlled the roads and paths on this side of the coast and from there they launched a raid into the heart of the city.
It was eleven o'clock when Gaddafi mercenaries, most sub-Saharan Africa, entered and opened fire on people. After four hours of fighting, they left, leaving behind 30 to 50 people, according to data compiled by the agencies. Libyan television, however, announced that the colonel had regained the city.
In any case, the latest information coming from Zauiya indicate that there is no longer just ammunition.
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