Libyan Rebels and Gaddafi Envoys Hold Talks in Tunis

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Unnamed envoys of Gaddafi's government are reported to hold talks with rebels at a Tunisian hotel. The rebels are at their strongest since the uprising.

Muammar Gaddafi urged Libyans on Monday to free the country from "traitors," as rebels in the west began to strangle a major lifeline to his capital.

His broadcast appeal was made over a bad telephone line from an undisclosed location.

In the following hours, a senior figure in his government showed up in Cairo with his family.

Unnamed envoys of Gaddafi's government were reported to have held talks with rebels at a Djerba hotel on Sunday, on a possible resolution of the six-month-old civil war.

A dramatic advance on Saturday won rebels control of the town of Zawiyah, 30 miles west of Tripoli on the coast, enabling them to halt food and fuel supplies from Tunisia.

Tripoli was under no immediate threat, but rebels are now in their strongest position since the uprising against 41 years of Gaddafi rule began in February.

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