Battle for Tripoli continues: firefights around Gaddafi’s headquarters at Bab Al Azazia and Rixos Hotel turn Western Journalists into bargaining chips (map, audio, BBC)
The Libyan Civil War battle for Tripoli continued on August 23. Gaddafi loyalist troops were reduced to smaller pockets around or near the former center of power. A dangerous situation has developed around Rixos Hotel, which has been occupied by Gaddafi’s elite…