(Click on Image to Enlarge)Conflict: A map shows the location of Gaddafi's compound in relation to the most fierce fighting that has taken place across Tripoli
Flush Out The Rat! Smoke Rises Over Tripoli As Rebels 'Smash Through' First Gate Of Gaddafi's Compound -- Daily Mail
* Dictator believed to be hiding in 2,000 mile network of tunnels built in 1980s
* Remaining government troops holed up inside sprawling compound
* More than 5,000 wounded and 1,300 dead after intense fighting
* Son Saif al-Islam vanishes after dramatic late-night appearance at hotel
Colonel Gaddafi's sprawling compound came under a hail of fire today as rebels were joined by Nato jets in a 'big push' and appeared to have broken into the leader's hiding place.
The furious rebels spurred on by heavy causalities and the brazen appearance of his favourite son Saif al-Islam several hours earlier fired mortars at the presidential palace's concrete walls.
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