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Tripoli's Abu Salim District Faces Heavy Fighting

by Lourdes Garcia-Navarro, NPR
August 25, 2011

In Tripoli, Libyan rebels are continuing to battle Gadhafi loyalists in parts of the city. The Abu Salim district just south of Gadhafi's former compound has been the focus of the heaviest fighting, and there is speculation that Gadhafi — or one or more of his sons — may be holding out in the district.

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  • All Things Considered, August 25, 2011
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