Fierce Urban Warfare Erupts In Tripoli

By Kenneth R. Bazinet

There are brutal gun battles all over Tripoli today as rebels try to sweep up pockets of fighters loyal to Moammar Gadhafi who refuse to give up.

Smoke has been seen billowing from Moammar Gadhafi’s Bab al-Aziziya compound and a ferocious firefight is underway at Tripoli’s main airport, according to multiple media reports. NATO warplanes also have been heard in the skies over the city.

It remains unknown where Gadhafi is holed up.

There are now checkpoints around the city where rebels are aggressively searching cars of people leaving the city. It is part of an attempt to crackdown on former Gadhafi forces who have stripped off their uniforms in favor of civilian clothing, CNN reported.

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