Anti-Gaddafi fighters have breached the former Libya leader's hometown of Sirte from the east for the first time, as their three-day long assault continues.
Soldiers traded rocket fire with Gaddafi loyalists as they edged from the eastern suburbs into the city.
The advance comes two days after the soldiers, loyal to the National Transitional Council, attacked from the west before retreating again.
Sirte is one of the last remaining strongholds of Gaddafi loyalists.
The BBC's Alastair Leithead, in Sirte, says civilians have been streaming out of the city - some of them were not aware that Tripoli had fallen.
Many of them were terrified, he says, having been told that rebel fighters would slit their throats if they ventured out of the city.
Our correspondent says the remaining civilians are in increasing danger, caught in the middle of intensifying fighting.
Gaddafi loyalists have been fiercely protecting the city from NTC advances in recent weeks.
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