Rebels capture key city and cut Tripoli’s links to outside world
The swift rebel advance on the town, about 50km west of Tripoli, is a blow to Gaddafi’s supporters and also cuts the coastal highway to Tunisia, which keeps the capital supplied with food and fuel.
There is no sign Tripoli was under immediate threat from a rebel attack: heavily armed pro-Gaddafi forces still lie between Zawiyah and the capital.
