Zintan, Libya (AFP) - Troops loyal to the Libyan leader Gaddafi Muamar besieging the rebel-held towns, Zuwarah, west of Tripoli, said several rebel commanders on Wednesday (24 / 8).
They added the opposition lost many fighters to penetrate the cordon. Colonel Abu Salem said the rebel forces in Zuwarah Zintan has requested assistance from Libya and elsewhere in southern rebel-held and efforts are being made to send reinforcements, according to AFP report, which monitored ANTARA here on Thursday.
But a spokesman for the rebel group Zintan, Colonel Juma Brahim, said, "Zintan can not exert a single person. All of our fighters are in Tripoli, which is controlled by opposition forces earlier this week."
Salem, coordinator for the region Zintan military movements, said the rebels had taken control of the central part of Zuwarah - who three days ago has changed hands since the insurgency erupted in mid-February.
Since then, pro-Gaddafi troops stationed throughout the town has been bombarded, he said.
Zuwarah are on the road from the capital city of Libya, Tripoli, Ras Jdir towards the border with Tunisia, which is also in the hands of troops loyal to Gaddafi.
Libyan rebel soldiers on Wednesday (24 / 8), taking over military bases Mazraq Ash-Shams in the port city of Libya, Zuwarah, about 60 kilometers from the border with Tunisia, reported TV station based in Dubai, Al Arabiya.
Leader of the National Transitional Council (NTC) Mustafa Abdel Jalil told France-24 television station that as many as 600 fighters pro-Gaddafi has been arrested but the battle will not end until the Libyan leader himself in jail.
Meanwhile, the number two in command ranks of intelligence services and the health minister Muamar Gaddafi announced their allegiance to the rebel forces during an interview aired by Al Arabiya television station on Wednesday (24 / 8).
Deputy director of security intelligence services abroad in Libya Gen. Mohammed Caliph Ali, and the health minister Mohammed Hijazi, including in more and more officials are turning Libyan opposition parties since the guerrillas took the lead in the struggle to end 42 years of rule Gaddafi.
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They added the opposition lost many fighters to penetrate the cordon. Colonel Abu Salem said the rebel forces in Zuwarah Zintan has requested assistance from Libya and elsewhere in southern rebel-held and efforts are being made to send reinforcements, according to AFP report, which monitored ANTARA here on Thursday.
But a spokesman for the rebel group Zintan, Colonel Juma Brahim, said, "Zintan can not exert a single person. All of our fighters are in Tripoli, which is controlled by opposition forces earlier this week."
Salem, coordinator for the region Zintan military movements, said the rebels had taken control of the central part of Zuwarah - who three days ago has changed hands since the insurgency erupted in mid-February.
Since then, pro-Gaddafi troops stationed throughout the town has been bombarded, he said.
Zuwarah are on the road from the capital city of Libya, Tripoli, Ras Jdir towards the border with Tunisia, which is also in the hands of troops loyal to Gaddafi.
Libyan rebel soldiers on Wednesday (24 / 8), taking over military bases Mazraq Ash-Shams in the port city of Libya, Zuwarah, about 60 kilometers from the border with Tunisia, reported TV station based in Dubai, Al Arabiya.
Leader of the National Transitional Council (NTC) Mustafa Abdel Jalil told France-24 television station that as many as 600 fighters pro-Gaddafi has been arrested but the battle will not end until the Libyan leader himself in jail.
Meanwhile, the number two in command ranks of intelligence services and the health minister Muamar Gaddafi announced their allegiance to the rebel forces during an interview aired by Al Arabiya television station on Wednesday (24 / 8).
Deputy director of security intelligence services abroad in Libya Gen. Mohammed Caliph Ali, and the health minister Mohammed Hijazi, including in more and more officials are turning Libyan opposition parties since the guerrillas took the lead in the struggle to end 42 years of rule Gaddafi.
Source : www.antaranews.com
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