Libya Crisis
Fierce fighting close to Tripoli 
Thousands of Libyans celebrate in rebel-held Misrata's Freedom Square after receiving the news of an arrest warrant issued against Libyan leader Moammer Gaddafi by the International Criminal Court yesterday A rebel spokesman in the Nafusa mountains said there had been heavy fighting on the outskirts of the strategic town of Bir al-Ghanam.
The rebels told the BBC they were making a push for Tripoli.
The rebels came down into the plains from the Nafusa mountains in early June, adds our correspondent.
But they have met strong resistance from Col Gaddafi's forces.
The Libyan news agency reported fresh strikes on Tripoli overnight.
The rebels control the east of the country as well as pockets of western Libya, including the Nafusa mountains.
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