http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/aug/24/fighting-tripoli-gaddafi-libya
Street battle are raging in Tripolo as Muammar Gaddafi (autocratic leader of Libya for 42 years) vowed to fight to death. His supporters fought with a rearguard campaign using snipers, mortars, and rockets to try at another attempt to stop rebel forces from getting a grip on the Libyan capital. Rebels celebrated their capture of the regime's stronghold at Bab al-Aziziya and were overcome by heavy fire from an pro-Gaddafi area. Rebels were infested with snipers.Gaddafi supporters aslo fired on the road leading to the Tropoli airport. Rebels reveal that 400 people have been killed and 2,000 injured so far in the battle for Tripoli so far. At the rebel-held town of Misrata they were fired upon by missiles coming from the coastal city or Sirte. On a pro-Gaddafi radio station broadcast the deposed leader claimed he had "discreetly" toured the capital and "did not feel that Tripoli was in danger". He reportedly said that the retreat from his citadel at Bab al-Aziziya had been a tactical move and vowed to fight to the death, calling on his supporters to "cleanse" Tripoli of "devils and traitors".
Too many people in the world have a war going on each and every day. There is always a leader who just wants to take over more land or government and then there is the country who is trying to protect themselves. In this battle many individuals have died either because they are following their leader or because they have different believes and have become rebels. No matter where you go there is always fighting whether it be a simple fight, a battle, or even a war. While this battle is going on there are still families in this country and businesses and there is still the economy as a whole that needs to be taken care of. Global violence is a very wide issue but is probably one of the most important. If the soldiers and leaders are out fighting or worrying about a war then who is taking care of the people?
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