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Libyan rebels are battling troops loyal to Col Muammar Gaddafi for control of Tripoli, after they launched an assault on the capital from several directions.

Rebel commanders say they have taken control of about 80% of the capital, including the headquarters of state TV.

But fighting is still raging in parts of the city, and the rebels have not managed to find the Libyan leader.

World leaders have urged Col Gaddafi to step down. US President Obama said his 42-year rule "was coming to an end".

The rebels were met by jubilant crowds in central Green Square, which was previously the scene of nightly pro-Gaddafi demonstrations.

....A former British ambassador to Libya, Sir Richard Dalton, has told the BBC he trusts the rebel council to manage a transition: "I believe that the constitutional principles laid down by the Transitional National Council will be their guide, and that they will make their very, very best endeavours to realise all of them.".......