Libya rebels expect victory soon

China Daily | Updated: 2011-08-18 08:19

A Libyan rebel runs across a street while dodging sniper fire from a hotel down the road in the western town of Zawiya on Tuesday. Libya's rebels said their war against Muammar Gadhafi has entered a "decisive phase" and that victory is within sight by the end of August, a claim dismissed by a defiant Gadhafi. Marc Hofer / Agence France-Presse

BENGHAZI, Libya - Libya's rebels were bolstered by fresh battlefield advances on Wednesday, as leaders claimed the six-month-old civil war had entered a decisive phase and could end within weeks.