Libyan rebels battle in plains south of Tripoli (AFP)



A Libyan demonstrator covering her face with the rebellion flag flashes the victory sign during a mass rally hoping to bolster rebel moral in the rebel stronghold of Benghazi. Libyan rebels fighting to oust Colonel Moamer Kadhafi are pressing ahead with day two of a NATO-backed offensive after seizing a desert hamlet some 50 kilometres (30 miles) from Tripoli.(AFP/Gianluigi Guercia)AFP - Libyan rebels fighting to oust Colonel Moamer Kadhafi pressed ahead on Thursday with day two of a NATO-backed offensive after seizing a desert hamlet some 50 kilometres (30 miles) from Tripoli.