Sunday, August 14, 2011 - 10:56 - Libya From Al Jazeera
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The gains are possible "because the Gaddafi forces' defences were weak and that fighters received help from inside the city. As they expected, residents took up arms and fought alongside them when they arrived.
."The town had previously risen up against Gaddafi, but government forces quelled that uprising.
"Today's victory would be the opposition's most significant in months because they were just 50km from Tripoli, a mere half an hour's drive, if they could hold the territory and stave off a Gaddafi counter offensive," our correspondent said.
Great people of Az-Zawiyah they have been waiting for last few months for this moment. Their brothers and sons have been working so hard inside and outside. I am glade that they finally free!
