Attacks, Counterattacks Hint of Long War -- Neither Side Capable of Knockout Thus Far

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TRIPOLI, Libya - Moammar Gadhafi loyalists swept into the opposition-held city closest to Tripoli on Saturday, tightening security around the regime-held capital. To the east, rebel forces captured a key oil port as the country veered toward civil war.

Rebels said government forces had moved in to Zawiya, west of the capital, with tanks and dozens of people had been injured, but they vowed to keep up the fight. One rebel said the hospital was under control of pro-Gadhafi forces so the injured were being taken to a makeshift clinic set up in a mosque or to private homes for treatment.

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Attacks, Counterattacks Hint of Long War -- Neither Side Capable of Knockout Thus Far

"The number of people killed is so big. The number of the wounded is so big. The number of tanks that entered the city is big," he said, although he couldn't provide a specific casualty toll...

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