LIBYAN rebels hoisted their flag in the centre of Zawiyah near the capital yesterday, cutting off Muammar Gaddafi’s capital from its main link to the outside world.

FRANCE has sent weapons to Libyan civilians besieged by Muammar Gaddafi’s forces, a military spokesman has said.

NATO must broaden its range of bombing targets in Libya or run the risk of stalemate and Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi clinging on to power, Britain’s chief of defence staff said.

FORCES loyal to Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi fought a gun battle with Tunisian troops in a frontier town as Libya’s conflict spilled over its borders.