Libyan Rebels Enter Tripoli, Arrest Gadhafi Son
Minggu, 21 Agustus 2011 by Android Blackberry
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| Smoke rises as heavy gunfire is heard all around in Tripoli, Libya, |
Libyan Rebels Enter Tripoli, Arrest Gadhafi Son
Libyan rebels have pushed close to the center of the capital, Tripoli, immediately after moving very easily past the city's outer defenses and claiming to have captured leader Moammar Gadhafi's son and one-time heir apparent, Seif al-Islam.
Rebel troops approaching from the west met small resistance Sunday as they raced by means of government positions outside the capital.
Earlier, they captured a military base just 27 kilometers from Tripoli run by the government's elite Khamis Brigade, commanded by yet another of Mr. Gadhafi's sons. Rebel fighters hauled away truckloads of weapons and ammunition from the captured base. Opposition forces also freed several hundred prisoners from a government jail as they marched to the capital.
Inside Tripoli, thousands of civilians celebrated, cheering long convoys of pickup trucks packed with rebel fighters shooting into the air. A rebel spokesman stated insurgents sent some fighters into the capital by sea from the port of Misrata.
Witnesses in Tripoli reported widespread clashes for a second day among rebel "sleeper cells" and Gadhafi loyalists. Mass anti-Gadhafi demonstrations had been also reported in four districts sympathetic to the opposition.
Libyan state tv on Sunday broadcast audio of Mr. Gadhafi saying he would remain in Tripoli "until the end" to defend the city. He called on supporters to assist liberate the capital from a rebel offensive.
A government spokesman stated late Sunday that 1,300 men and women have been killed in Tripoli since midday. The claim can't be independently confirmed.
Earlier he mentioned Tripoli is nicely protected by thousands of expert soldiers, and he known as the rebels "armed gangs" whose achievement can only be attributed to NATO.
In another audio late Saturday, Mr. Gadhafi urged his supporters to "march by the millions" and squash the uprising. He dismissed the rebellion as an ill-fated attempt by "traitors" and "rats."
In a political victory for the rebels, the Tunisian news agency TAP announced Sunday that Tunisia's government has officially recognized the Transitional National Council as the legitimate representative of Libyans.
U.S. President Barack Obama was briefed on the Libya circumstance by a senior security adviser. A U.S. spokesman said the White Home believes "Gadhafi's days are numbered."
Mr. Gadhafi has noticed the locations below his manage shrink significantly in recent weeks as rebels advance on Tripoli from the west, east and south right after six months of fighting to finish his four-decade autocratic rule.
NATO warplanes have been supporting the rebels by bombing pro-Gadhafi forces under a U.N. Security Council resolution authorizing military action to shield Libyan civilians from government attacks.
Meanwhile, two far more Gadhafi aides seem to have defected. Officials with Libya's opposition National Transitional Council say the Libyan leader's former number-two, Abdel-Salam Jalloud, is in Italy Sunday following joining their ranks each day earlier.
Tunisian officials also mentioned Libyan Oil Minister Omran Abukraa has decided not to return to Libya right after a current mission to Italy.
Rebel troops approaching from the west met small resistance Sunday as they raced by means of government positions outside the capital.
Earlier, they captured a military base just 27 kilometers from Tripoli run by the government's elite Khamis Brigade, commanded by yet another of Mr. Gadhafi's sons. Rebel fighters hauled away truckloads of weapons and ammunition from the captured base. Opposition forces also freed several hundred prisoners from a government jail as they marched to the capital.
Inside Tripoli, thousands of civilians celebrated, cheering long convoys of pickup trucks packed with rebel fighters shooting into the air. A rebel spokesman stated insurgents sent some fighters into the capital by sea from the port of Misrata.
Witnesses in Tripoli reported widespread clashes for a second day among rebel "sleeper cells" and Gadhafi loyalists. Mass anti-Gadhafi demonstrations had been also reported in four districts sympathetic to the opposition.
Libyan state tv on Sunday broadcast audio of Mr. Gadhafi saying he would remain in Tripoli "until the end" to defend the city. He called on supporters to assist liberate the capital from a rebel offensive.
A government spokesman stated late Sunday that 1,300 men and women have been killed in Tripoli since midday. The claim can't be independently confirmed.
Earlier he mentioned Tripoli is nicely protected by thousands of expert soldiers, and he known as the rebels "armed gangs" whose achievement can only be attributed to NATO.
In another audio late Saturday, Mr. Gadhafi urged his supporters to "march by the millions" and squash the uprising. He dismissed the rebellion as an ill-fated attempt by "traitors" and "rats."
In a political victory for the rebels, the Tunisian news agency TAP announced Sunday that Tunisia's government has officially recognized the Transitional National Council as the legitimate representative of Libyans.
U.S. President Barack Obama was briefed on the Libya circumstance by a senior security adviser. A U.S. spokesman said the White Home believes "Gadhafi's days are numbered."
Mr. Gadhafi has noticed the locations below his manage shrink significantly in recent weeks as rebels advance on Tripoli from the west, east and south right after six months of fighting to finish his four-decade autocratic rule.
NATO warplanes have been supporting the rebels by bombing pro-Gadhafi forces under a U.N. Security Council resolution authorizing military action to shield Libyan civilians from government attacks.
Meanwhile, two far more Gadhafi aides seem to have defected. Officials with Libya's opposition National Transitional Council say the Libyan leader's former number-two, Abdel-Salam Jalloud, is in Italy Sunday following joining their ranks each day earlier.
Tunisian officials also mentioned Libyan Oil Minister Omran Abukraa has decided not to return to Libya right after a current mission to Italy.
