Libyan Rebels Get Closer to Tripoli 4.46K Jeff Neumann 06/27/11 07:11AM Filed to: Briefly Briefly Libya War Foreign Affairs Muammar Qaddafi Appic Libyan rebels battling Muammar Qaddafi's forces in the western mountains are now only about 50 miles away from Tripoli. Meanwhile, "foreign parties" are meeting in Tunisia with Qaddafi government ministers today. [Reuters, LAT]