Libyan Siege Troops strafe residential area

TRIPOLI: Libyan government forces bombarded a residential area outside Misrata on Tuesday, said rebels trying to maintain their grip on the city in the face of a fierce onslaught.

Fighting in the port city has ebbed and flowed over the past few weeks but rebels gained ground on Monday after hundreds of them broke through a front line and consolidated their positions west of the city.

Misrata is key to rebel hopes of overthrowing Muammar Qaddafi.



Published in The Express Tribune, May 11^th, 2011.