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		</div><p><a href="http://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/libyan-rebels-take-control-of-city.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full" title="Protesters demonstrate against Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi during a rally at the Court Square in Derna, north-eastern Libya (AP)" src="http://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/min-libyan-rebels-take-control-of-city.jpg" alt="Protesters demonstrate against Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi during a rally at the Court Square in Derna, north-eastern Libya (AP)"/></a></p>
<p>Anti-government forces backed by rebel army troops are in control of the city closest to the capital Tripoli.</p>
<p>Reports from Zawiya, 30 miles west of Tripoli, say forces loyal to long-time ruler Muammar Gaddafi are surrounding the city of 200,000. But anti-government rebels and troops allied with them are in control of the city centre.</p>
<p>Police stations and government offices have been torched and anti-Gaddafi graffiti is everywhere. Many buildings in the city are pockmarked by bullet holes.</p>
<p>&#8220;Gaddafi Out,&#8221; chanted hundreds in the city centre, where army tanks controlled by rebels are deployed.</p>
<p>Gaddafi loyalists remain in control of Tripoli.</p>
<p>In earlier developments a member of the Benghazi city council said the Libyan cities under rebel control have appointed an ex-justice minister to lead a provisional government.</p>
<p>Fathi Baja said opponents of Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi named Mustafa Abdel-Jalil to the provisional leadership post.</p>
<p>Mr Baja said that Mr Abdel-Jalil was chosen by the committees running the eastern Libyan cities now in the rebellion&#8217;s hands.</p>
<p>On Saturday, Libya&#8217;s top envoy to the US also said Gaddafi opponents were rallying behind efforts to form an alternative government led by Mr Abdel-Jalil, who has criticised Gaddafi&#8217;s brutal crackdown on protesters.</p>
<p>The uprising against Gaddafi began in Benghazi on February 15. The rebels now control most of the eastern half of the country.</p>
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