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Libya's Rebels Gather Strength

Set up shadow gov’t as Gaddafi clings to power.

Gaddafi’s days increasingly look numbered. Even as the Libyan ruler viciously defends his capital, Tripoli, opposition leaders are beginning to stitch together a coherent movement. Outside of Tripoli, rebels are wresting control of major cities like and Benghazi and Misurata, setting up transitional governments alongside defected officials from Gaddafi’s regime. Loyalist forces are still fighting with deadly force, with at least 10 killed in violent clashes in the strategic city of Zawiyah, near the capital, where pro-government forces managed to fight back protesters.

Read it at The Washington Post

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