In Libya, hundreds of armed anti-government forces backed rebel troops are closing in on the Libyan capital Tripoli still under the control of Col Muammar Gaddafi's loyalists. But their grip beyond the capital has been shrinking and all of eastern Libya and some areas closer to Tripoli are in rebels hand. Advancing towards Gaddafi's stronghold of Tripoli, protestors yesterday gained control of Zawiyeh town, which is just 50 KM from the capital. Al Jazeera reported that the rebels have also taken control of the north western city of Misurata.