In that event, the rebels plan to establish a 10 000-15 000 strong “Tripoli task force” to secure the capital and capture prominent Gaddafi supporters.

In Tripoli, on one side are troops from the western town of Zintan and their allies the Qaaqaa and al-Sawaiq brigades, who include some former Gaddafi troops who rebelled in 2011.

For now, Haftar's forces are camped around Tripoli. But they are at the end of a long supply chain and one source says running short of fuel.

In Tripoli, nearly 50 people have died, mainly fighters but also some civilians including two doctors, according to latest U.N. casualty estimates. The toll is expected to rise.

U.S. bombers and fighters from Tunisia, approximately 575 miles northwest of the Eighth Army, joined the R.A.F. from Libya in a fierce attack on Tripoli.

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