Civil War In Libya -- News Updates August 17, 2011



Libya Conflict: Rebels Fight For Zawiya Oil Refinery -- BBC



Libyan forces loyal to Col Muammar Gaddafi are fighting rebels for control of a coastal oil refinery in Zawiya, just 50km (30 miles) west of Tripoli.



Heavy gunfire was reported near the refinery complex, which supplies oil and gas to the Libyan capital.



Despite their recent gains, rebels face continued fire from rockets and snipers in a sixth day of fighting for Zawiya.



Control of the key town is seen as important because it straddles a major road linking Tripoli to Tunisia.



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More News On Libya's Civil War



Rebels Say Gaddafi Troops Abandon Towns in West -- New York Times/Reuters

Rebels zero in on Libya's Zawiyah refinery -- Yahoo News/Reuters

Rebels battle Libyan forces for Zawiya refinery -- AP

Libya forces, rebels fight for oil refinery -- CBS News

NATO cites 'significant advances' in Libya -- CNN

Rebels Encircle Tripoli, Threaten To Cut Off Gadhafi Supplies -- NPR

Libyan rebels push to strangle Tripoli supply lines -- New York Post/AFP

Libya's Rebels Tighten the Noose Around Gaddafi's Capital -- Time

Gadhafi looking isolated as Libyan rebels advance on Tripoli -- Deutsche Welle

Report: Libya rebels advance toward capital Tripoli -- Haaretz

Gadhafi's Troops Use Hospital as Base, Doctors Say -- New York Times/AP

Libya: rooftop sniper takes a heavy toll in Zawiyah, a city waiting to fall -- The Telegraph

Sniper's bullet ends life-long friendship in Libya -- Yahoo News/Reuters

Misrata, Once Besieged, Relaxes as Libyan Rebels Advance Against Qaddafi -- Bloomberg



No negotiations with Gaddafi government: rebels -- National Post

Libya's Rebels Deny Holding Talks With Gadhafi Aides -- Voice of America

Libyan rebels claim they will topple Gaddafi by the end of August -- The Telegraph

Libyan chaos feared if rebels win -- The Australian/AFP



Libya: Approaching The End Game? -- SKY News

Libya conflict: Beginning of the end? -- Jonathan Marcus, BBC

Moammar Gaddafi: Are his days ‘numbered’? -- Jason Ukman, Washington Post

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