Libya rebels in Tripoli, Gadhafi defenses collapse (AP)

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<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110822/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_libya"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20110821/capt.7ab0def9d6894e309c10d4d2e3fdf354-7ab0def9d6894e309c10d4d2e3fdf354-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=Q2xJnccLVn7wQ4jcBPQmEA--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Rebel fighters look towards the enemy as they hear the sound of bombardments in the village of Mayah, some 30 kilometers west from Tripoli, LIbya, Sunday, Aug. 21, 2011. Libyan rebels said they were less than 20 miles (30 kilometers) from Moammar Gadhafi's main stronghold of Tripoli on Sunday, a day after opposition fighters launched their first attack on the capital itself. Fighters said a 600-strong rebel force that set out from Zawiya has reached the outskirts of the village of Jedaim and was coming under heavy fire from regime forces on the eastern side of the town. (AP Photo/Sergey Ponomarev)" border="0" /></a>AP - Libyan rebels raced into Tripoli in a lightning advance Sunday that met little resistance as Moammar Gadhafi's defenders melted away and his 40-year rule appeared to rapidly crumble. The euphoric fighters celebrated with residents of the capital in the city's main square, the symbolic heart of the regime.</p><br clear="all"/>

 

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