Celebrations in Tripoli's city center
STORY HIGHLIGHTS
- NEW: Rebels say they have taken control of state TV, which has gone black
- Victory "is when Gadhafi is captured," the rebel council chairman says
- U.S., NATO officials are concerned are concerned Gadhafi forces could stage a last-ditch attack
- A rebel spokesman says Libya is now under the control of the opposition
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Tripoli, Libya (CNN) -- Six months after a ragtag group of poorly trained rebels set out to topple the Libyan regime, the fighters appeared Monday to be on the brink of ending Moammar Gadhafi's 42-year rule.
With three of the Libyan leader's sons in their custody, rebel forces were battling Gadhafi forces on his home turf, Tripoli.
"A great majority of the capital of Tripoli is under freedom fighters' control," said Guma El-Gamaty, the Britain-based coordinator for the rebels' National Transitional Council.
"The real moment of victory is when Gadhafi is captured," NTC chairman Mustafa Abdul Jalil said a news conference in Benghazi, long a rebel stronghold in the conflict.
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