11:00 ET<\/span><\/span><\/p>\nFighting has resumed in the western Libyan city of Zawiya between rebels and forces loyal to Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi.<\/p>\n
The town was seized by rebels in March, but government forces recaptured it in less than two weeks of heavy fighting.<\/p>\n
The port city, about 30km (18 miles) west of Tripoli is the site of an important oil terminal.<\/p>\n
Col Gaddafi’s forces are also struggling against rebels in the western port city of Misrata.<\/p>\n
Deployment dilemma<\/span><\/p>\nWith Nato increasing its bombing attacks on Col Gaddafi’s troops, rebel forces appear to be gaining momentum, says the BBC’s Wyre Davies in Tripoli.<\/p>\n
Nato now says it has carried out more than 4,000 air strikes on Libyan government forces.<\/p>\n
The renewed fighting in Zawiya means government commanders are faced with the problem of where to position their troops and tanks.<\/p>\n
Moving heavy weapons risks bringing down Nato air strikes, says our correspondent.<\/p>\n
If the rebels retake Zawiya, they will cut the government’s supply line from the capital Tripoli to the Tunisian border.<\/p>\n
In other fighting, government troops shelled rebel forces near Misrata again on Sunday, reports said.<\/p>\n
They have the rebels surrounded on three sides, but the port remains open to resupply the anti-government forces.<\/p>\n
There have also been clashes to the south of Tripoli in and around the rebel-held town of Yefran, our correspondent says.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/p>\n
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