Zawiyah-electricity

Finally able to contact ppl in Zawiya electricity was cut early this morning, allowing snipers to move under cover of dark. 18:56 Several reports on twitter about heavy battles in Az-Zawiyah again. Iyad El-Baghdadi tweets: Heavy battles now in  Zawiyah … tanks have progressed again into  Zawiyah's city center. 18:38 BBC A veteran soldier who is siding with the rebels has told AFP in Bin Jawad that the speed of the advance west towards the city of Sirte will depend on reinforcements and the weather. A dust storm has drastically reduced visibility in the area, the news agency’s correspondent says. He adds that Bin Jawad is a small settlement – “two restaurants, shacks and houses”. But it is just 150km (95 miles) from Sirte. 18:18  BBC  Rebels are engaging with government forces at Bin Jawad, the BBC’s Nick Springate reports from Ras Lanuf. 18:05 Guardian A local resident told Reuters “The fighting has intensified and the tanks are shelling everything on their way. They have shelled houses. Now they are shelling a mosque where hundreds of people are hiding, we can’t rescue anyone because the shelling is so heavy.” 17:58 BREAKING: Eyewitness tells Al Jazeera that Gaddafi forces enter the central square of Zawiya and have executed their fellow soldiers who were previously captured by the revolutionaries in Az Zawiya