?Tanks closing in on rebel-held square?

A rebel fighter said forces loyal to Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi were in control of the main road and the suburbs of Zawiyah.

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Ras Jdir, Tunisia - The tanks of pro-Gaddafi forces were closing in on the rebel-held main square of the western city of Zawiyah on Wednesday, a rebel fighter said.

“We can see the tanks. The tanks are everywhere,” he told Reuters by phone from inside the city.

The fighter, named Ibrahim, said forces loyal to Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi were in control of the main road and the suburbs of Zawiyah.

Rebel forces still controlled the square and the enemy was about 1 500 metres away, he said.

Ibrahim said there were army snipers on top of most of the buildings, shooting whoever dared to leave their homes.

He said half the city was destroyed by air attacks.

“There are many dead people and they can't even bury them. Zawiyah is deserted. There's nobody on the streets. No animals, not even birds in the sky,” he said.

Rebels had killed a high-ranking cousin of Gaddafi in fighting earlier in the week, and “that's why he bombed the city. They wanted to retrieve the body and they did,” Ibrahim said.

He said about 60 rebel fighters had gone to attack an army base on Tuesday about 20km from Zawiyah.

“None of them has returned and we don't know if they're dead or alive. We haven't heard from them,” he said. - Reuters

Source: http://www.iol.co.za/tanks-closing-in-on-rebel-held-square-1.1038658

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