Al-Jazeera: Libyan rebels surround Gaddafi's compound

Libyan rebel fighters surrounded Muammar Gaddafi's fortified Bab al-Aziziya compound in Tripoli on Tuesday and some entered one of its outer gates, an Al Jazeera correspondent said.

In the east of the country, rebels had taken control of the vital oil town of Ras Lanuf and pushed loyalist fighters back to the outskirts of the town of Bin Jawad, Al Jazeera said. (Reuters)