In Libya, Both Sides Gird for Long War as Civilian Toll Mounts

In Libya, Both Sides Gird for Long War as Civilian Toll Mounts

By DAVID D. KIRKPATRICK and KAREEM FAHIM

Gunfire could be heard in Tripoli on Sunday as both sides of the conflict girded for a confrontation in the coming days at the port of Surt, Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi's birthplace, which blocks the rebels' progress toward the capital.

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