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Libya rebels report loss of Qatrun:

Libyan rebel fighters have lost control of the southwestern oasis town of Qatrun after an attack by forces loyal to Moammar Gadhafi, a member of the local Toubou tribe told AFP on Saturday. Ref. Source 3

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Patrick Cockburn: Libya's Ragtag Rebels are Dubious Allies:

Rebels, from the Wars of the Roses up to the present civil war in Libya, usually try to postpone splitting into factions and murdering each other until after they have seized power and are in full control. However deep their divisions, they keep them secret from the outside world. Ref. Source 9

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President Barack Obama issued a strongly worded statement Sunday night, calling on Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi to relinquish power.

"Tonight, the momentum against the Gadhafi regime has reached a tipping point. Tripoli is slipping from the grasp of a tyrant," he said.

"The surest way for the bloodshed to end is simple: Moammar Gadhafi and his regime need to recognize that their rule has come to an end." Ref. CNN

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A rebel leader said that the six-month battle for control of Libya was all but ended on Tuesday, though pockets of fighting remained.

"The fall of the capital means the fall of the regime," said Mahmoud Jibril of the National Transitional Council. "Within the next couple of days, many other liberations will happen."

He added, "In Libya, you say: Chop the head and the veins will dry up."

Earlier in the day, rebels stormed the presidential compound in Tripoli after hours of heavy fighting. Celebratory gunfire rang out as rebels carted off weapons and knocked over statues depicting longtime Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi.

But the rebels' most-sought-after prize, Gadhafi himself, remained elusive, as they searched room to room for him without success. A senior NATO official said the war was "not over yet, although it's close." Ref. CNN

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US aims to release up to $1.5 billion Libyan assets:

The United States is seeking to release between $1 billion and $1.5 billion in frozen Libyan assets to the Libyan rebels' Transitional National Council, State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland said on Tuesday. Ref. Source 6

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Dozens of foreign journalists trapped in one of Tripoli's most glittering hotels for five days walked free Wednesday, ending what some were beginning to fear was a hostage situation.

CNN Senior International Correspondent Matthew Chance called the experience a "nightmare" and "very frightening" after he got out.

He said the journalists had been held "by crazy gunmen" waving Gadhafi flags and brandishing automatic weapons.

Meanwhile, embattled pro-Moammar Gadhafi forces toughed it out on Wednesday, striking back at Libyan rebels in several volatile pockets across Tripoli. Gadhafi's whereabouts remain unknown. Ref. CNN

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Blatant state takeover behind EU and US Libyan operation:

Having taken over Libya, NATO exposed its hypocrisy towards protecting civilian lives, letting the revolutionary forces to shell loyalist cities and assault them despite great losses among civilian population. Ref. Source 5

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Libyan fighters say they have entered the last area held by Gadhafi loyalists in his hometown of Sirte.

National Transitional Council fighters say they are still battling pockets of resistance in one part of Sirte.

The council has said it will officially declare Libya liberated when Sirte falls.

NTC fighters toppled Gadhafi's nearly 42-year-old government in August after six months of battles. Gadhafi's location remains unknown. Ref. CNN