The sound of heavy fighting was heard Monday morning near the residence in central Tripoli of embattled Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi after rebel forces the previous day surged into the capital, taking

An operation called 'Mermaid' is underway in the Libyan capital to isolate Muammar Gaddafi and force his surrender or departure, a rebel spokesman has revealed.

Spokesman Ahmed Jibril said 'operation

Libyan rebels battling Muammar Gaddafi's troops along the country's Mediterranean coast said they have captured all of the strategic eastern port city of Brega, which has repeatedly changed hands in t

At least seven loud blasts were heard in Tripoli early Friday morning as bombs fell in the vicinity of Moammar Gadhafi's main compound of Bab al-Aziziya.

An Associated Press correspondent staying in

Libya's rebels were pushing further on Wednesday to isolate Tripoli in what their leaders say is a decisive phase in a six-month civil war against Muammar Gaddafi they predict will end within weeks.

Libyan rebels said on Monday they had seized a second strategic town near Tripoli within 24 hours, completing the encirclement of the capital in the boldest advances of their six-month uprising agains

The United States and European Union turned up the heat on Libya, as fresh fighting erupted Wednesday along rebel lines at the oil town of Brega and state television showed footage of a son of Libyan

Several powerful blasts rocked Libya's capital on Tuesday, as the executive branch of Libya's rebel government was sacked in a political crisis a week after their military chief's assassination.

The

Libyan rebels sought to stamp out rumours by providing details on the assassination of army chief General Abdel Fatah Yunis while tightening security in their eastern stronghold of Benghazi.

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Libyan leader Colonel Muammar Gaddafi is facing dramatic fuel and cash shortages, according to latest US intelligence reports.

US intelligence claims Gaddafi will run out of fuel within a month. Th