Libya rebels seek arms amid pre-Ramadan offensive

Libya's rebels asked France for extra arms to help them overrun Tripoli within "days", as they ramped up a pre-Ramadan offensive that has Moamer Kadhafi's troops on the run in the east. The request was made in Paris on Wednesday to French President Nicolas Sarkozy by military leaders from the rebel ...

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