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Rebels and Gaddafi forces clash near Tripoli in Zawiya fight
Rebels and regime troops fought for control of Zawiya 30 miles west of Tripoli as tanks and artillery pounded the city. Rebels seized Ras Lanouf port and pressed toward Sirte while Western leaders urged humanitarian aid and debated a no-fly zone. The fighting and casualties escalated as Libya teetered toward civil war.
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Tripoli
Libya
Muammar Gadhafi
Gadhafi
Zawiya
Gaddafi
Ras Lanouf
Sirte
Libra
Catania
Sicily
Benghazi
Barack Obama
Washington
Associated Press
Martyrs’ Square
Khamis
Khaled Qaid