Qaddafi Loyalists Take Stand in Zwara

Published August 24, 2011 3:07pm ET



Zwara, Libya—The coastal city of Zwara, near the Libya-Tunisia border, is under siege by pro-Qaddafi forces who continue to shell the city and appear to be the last of Qaddafi’s forces still fighting in Libya.

The area between Zwara and Sabratha was the under control of revolutionary forces as of yesterday evening, including an important gas plant that supplies electricity to the region. Qaddafi’s forces have destroyed the Zwara water treatment plant, and continue to attack civilian targets. Four people were killed yesterday, and 2 rebel fighters and an unknown number of civilians have been killed today.

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