Libyan Siege Troops strafe residential area
Libyan government forces bombarded a residential area outside Misrata.
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 11th, 2011.
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 11th, 2011.