Libyan rebels look to close down supply lines into Tripoli

摘要

Libya's rebel forces were on 18 August making headway in commandeering the supply lines into Tripoli from Zawiya: a strategic outpost that, if held, could mark a major turning point in the campaign to overthrow the Government of Colonel Moam-mar Ghadaffi. "We have seen significant advances of anti-Ghadaffi forces in the northwest where Ghadaffi has lost considerable ground and in the area of Misrata," NATO spokesman Roland Lavoie said. Lavoie also said that anti-Ghadaffi forces had advanced towards Bir al Ghanam and Ghar-yan, "which control the southern gateways to Tripoli".