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Sat 03 Mar 2011Fierce fighting in western Libya
Libyan government forces launched a second attack on the western town of Zawiyah today after rebels drove them out in a morning of fierce fighting, while in the east, opponents of Muammar Gadafy pushed towards his home town.
"The fighting has intensified and the tanks are shelling everything on their way. They have shelled houses. Now they are shelling a mosque where hundreds of people are hiding," Abu Akeel, a Zakiyah resident, said. "We can't rescue anyone because the shelling is so heavy," he said.
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