“A mosque located in the industrial area was bombed, but rebels are now at the entrance of the city. They were able to capture at least 15 soldiers loyal to Gaddafi, among them were mercenaries,” he said. In the east, Benghazi remains an opposition stronghold. West of Tripoli the revolt in Zawiyah, held for days by the rebels, has been crushed. Not having really structure and military organization, the rebels cannot fight against the armed forces of Colonel Gaddafi, who does better than to make sipmle resistance. Foreign journalists escorted to the city centre by government forces on Friday witnessed a hotel that had been the command centre of the rebels in ruins.
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