ALJAZEERA: Libyan opposition forces have pushed further to isolate Tripoli, moving towards a western town that links the capital and Sirte – the hometown and a stronghold for the Libyan leader, Muammar Gaddafi.
“The scouting teams of the revolutionaries reached the outskirts of Al-Heisha after expelling Gaddafi forces,” the rebel military command said in a statement early on Wednesday.
In addition to gaining a foothold in Az-Zawiyah, rebels said they had taken two towns near Tripoli on key supply roads Gharyan, 80km south of the capital and Surman, less than 16km west of Az-Zawiyah… (more)
