Tripoli/Misrata – Forces loyal to Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi killed seven rebels in a counter-attack in a key town on Tuesday, hospital sources said as the leader’s camp vowed to push on with a war to crush a five-month uprising. Gaddafi’s son said the conflict would continue until the rebellion was wiped out, whether or not Nato stops its bombing campaign, leaving little room for diplomacy to seek an end to a war that has killed thousands and divided Libya. The rebels and their Western backers kept up the pressure on the veteran leader as the Muslim holy month of Ramadaan began, with Nato bombing military targets and dropping leaflets over the capital…
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