Libyan rebels are the closest they’ve come to closing in on Gadhafi during the now 6-month civil war that has been going on. In their latest attempts to get closer to Gadhafi, the rebels are now a step further as they’ve closed in on their capital city of Tripoli. The Huffington Post reports,
TRIPOLI, Libya — Anti-regime protests erupted Sunday in several Tripoli neighborhoods where thousands braved the bullets of snipers perched atop high buildings, residents and opposition fighters said. At the same time, hundreds of rebel forces advanced to within 15 miles west of the capital and were rushing forward in pickup trucks and on foot.
Heavy machine gun fire and explosions rang out across many parts of Tripoli on the second day of attacks by rebels belonging to “sleeping cells” inside the city that has been Moammar Gadhafi’s stronghold throughout the 6-month-old civil war.
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SOURCE: Huffington Post
