TRIPOLI, (Reuters) – Fighting between rebels and forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi is forcing thousands of refugees to flee western Libya on foot to the Tunisian border and by boat to Europe, the United Nations said yesterday.
Rebels said that over 40 Grad rockets had hit the rebel-held town of Zintan in the Western Mountains late yesterday, and aid deliveries to the western port of Misrata have been hindered by artillery fire and mines near the harbour entrance.
Rebel spokesmen said fighting had flared again in Misrata’s eastern suburbs, but that intense air strikes by NATO planes