Libyan Rebels Rain Missiles On Retreating Gaddafi Troops As Their March West Closes In On Dictator's Home Town -- The Daily Mail
* Rebels pictured firing missiles at Gaddafi forces near Bin Jawad
* Opposition forces 60 miles from dictator's home town Sirte
* Western forces bomb 'civilian and military areas' in Tripoli, says Libyan TV
* NATO agrees to take full command of military operations in Libya
* Around 1,500 migrants land in Italy in first wave of refugees
Dramatic images today showed the rebel advance up the coast of Libya, as opposition forces closed in on Colonel Gaddafi's hometown.
The rebels have fought their way to within 60 miles of Sirte, where the dictator was born, and were locked in a battle with government forces near the town of Bin Jawad.
The images show opposition forces firing missiles at government troops as smoke billows across the battlefield.
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