Gaddafi deploys tanks and hundreds of troops in all-out effort to take Zawiyah | World news | guardian.co.uk

Heavy fighting between Libyan rebels and forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi has been reported in the town of Zawiyah Photograph: Sky News
The regime of Colonel Muammar Gaddafi has launched a devastating assault on the opposition-held town of Zawiyah, deploying up to 50 tanks and scores of pickup trucks carrying troops.