The battle for Tripoli______.

The rebels in Libya say they are now in almost complete control of the capital Tripoli with just a few pockets of resistance from forces loyal to Colonel Gaddafi.(6)There’s been some fighting, mainly in and around the international airport, but the centre of the city is mostly quiet. Medical workers in Tripoli have spoken of being totally overwhelmed during the battle for the city. One hospital in the Abu Salim area was abandoned while fighting raged around it. Elsewhere in Libya, the rebels are continuing their preparations for a major assault on Sirte, Colonel Gaddafi’s birthplace and a town regarded as his last major stronghold. Troops and artillery have been pouring into the oil port of Ras Lanuf, which rebel forces advancing from the east have made their front line.