Libya’s rebels began as a disparate group of former government insiders, Western-leaning intellectuals, businessmen and even a smattering of ex-Islamist militants.

Libyan rebels fighting Muammar Gaddafi’s forces say they have launched a major push toward a key town along the Mediterranean coast near Tripoli, backed by tanks and rocket fire.

THE son of the Libyan rebel commander assassinated last week has blamed “traitors” in Libya’s rebel-held east for his father’s death.