Libyan Rebels Launch New Offensive in Nafusa Mountains

Publisher:
Al Jazeera
Publication Date:
6 July 2011
Tags:
Libya, Conflict, Peace and Security

Opposition fighters in western Libya have launched a new offensive against Colonel Gaddafi's troops in the Nafusa mountains. The forces based around Zintan are widely seen as the rebels' best hope for an advance on Tripoli. Jonah Hull reports from Zintan.

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