Libyan Rebels Face Pro-Qaddafi Army as No-Fly Zone Planned
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Libyan rebels braced for possible renewed clashes with forces loyal to leader Muammar Qaddafi, who is attempting to regain control of major cities after the U.S. and European nations began planning for a no-fly zone.
Armed rebels in Zawiyah, 28 miles (45 kilometers) west of Tripoli, the capital, were stationed at the entrances to the city after repelling an attack by pro-Qaddafi fighters overnight, Ibrahim al-Hajj, a 58-year-old resident, said by telephone. Many were armed with machine guns and rocket-propelled grenades taken from weapons depots, said Belgassem al-Zawee, a 50-year-old protester in the city.