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Gaddafi army launches counterattack southwest of Tripoli
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Muamar Gaddafi’s troops launched a counterattack yesterday against rebel advance positions 50 kilometres southwest of the capital city ofTripoli. Loyalist army fired half a dozen Grad rockets into the hamlet of Gualish. The rebels replied with anti-tank fire as they tried to maintain their grip on Gualish, a key gateway on the road to Tripoli that they seized last week. Just hours before loyalists’ attack, NATO warplanes bombed positions in the area. Representative for the rebel forces said the raid struck near Asablah, 17 kilometres from Gualish. Middle-east-online.com.