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Edition: U.S. Article Comments (0) Slideshow Video World News Japan to shut nuclear plant on quake fears Iran in final pre-start tests at nuclear plant U.S.-China talks aim to keep irritants in check NATO planes pound Libyan govt weapons depot Security forces fire on Yemen protest, 3 dead Egypt ups security amid inter-faith tensions Slideshow: The bin Laden tapes Video: Fatal typhoon hits Philippines Follow Reuters Facebook Twitter RSS YouTube Read River flooding begins to "wrap arms" around Memphis | 07 May 2011 Majority agree with Obama decision on bin Laden photos: poll 7:55am EDT Pakistan PM says bin Laden accusations absurd | 11:20am EDT Bin Laden's widow says they lived in Pakistani house for 5 years 06 May 2011 Are gay men more at risk for cancer? 1:28am EDT Discussed 154 Concerns raised over shooting of unarmed bin Laden, burial 141 Obama at U.S. base to pay tribute to bin Laden mission 106 Boehner demands trillion-dollar cuts in debt deal Watched US releases video of bin Laden from compound Sat, May 7 2011 Bin Laden on tape Sun, May 8 2011 Mississippi River floods force evacuations Fri, May 6 2011 NATO planes pound Libyan government weapons depot Tweet Share this By Guy Desmond TRIPOLI (Reuters) - NATO planes pounded Libyan government weapons depots southeast of the town of Zintan on Monday, in a sign of widening conflict in the Western Mountains region as rebels battle to unseat Muammar Gaddafi. "The air... Email Print Related News NATO, France deny failing to save Libya migrants 10:22am EDT Libya rebels score breakthrough $100 million oil deal 6:36am EDT Norway set to curb Libya air strike role 10:40am EDT Analysis & Opinion Who are Gaddafi’s on-screen supporters? Will there be a bin Laden peace dividend? Related Topics World » Libya » Related Video Libya rebels' long trip to hospital 10:59am EDT Fire burns Misrata rebel fuel depot 1 / 16 EDITOR'S NOTE: Credit: Reuters IS UNABLE TO INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THE CONTENT OF THE VIDEO FROM WHICH THIS VIDEO WAS TAKEN. A fire-fighter attempts to put out a blaze at fuel storage tanks in Misrata in this still image taken from video uploaded on a social media website May 6, 2011. REUTERS/Social Media Website via Reuters TV By Guy Desmond TRIPOLI | Mon May 9, 2011 10:40am EDT TRIPOLI (Reuters) - NATO planes pounded Libyan government weapons depots southeast of the town of Zintan on Monday, in a sign of widening conflict in the Western Mountains region as rebels battle to unseat Muammar Gaddafi. "The air strikes occurred around 1100 (5 a.m. EDT). We saw big plumes of smoke and heard explosions," said a rebel spokesman in Zintan who gave his name as Abdulrahman. There was no immediate comment from NATO or from Tripoli. Two months into a conflict linked to this year's uprisings in other Arab countries, rebels hold Benghazi and towns in the east while the government is firmly in control of the capital and other major cities. Tripoli says most Libyans support Gaddafi, the rebels are armed criminals and al Qaeda militants, and NATO's intervention is an act of colonial aggression by Western powers seeking to steal the country's oil. The rebels face a government with superior firepower and resources but they achieved a financial breakthrough on Monday, selling oil worth $100 million paid for through a Qatari bank in U.S. dollars, a member of their oil and gas support group said. They desperately need money for food and medicine, and this prompted Western and Arab countries last week to promise a cash lifeline potentially worth billions of dollars. SHOT AT CLOSE QUARTERS A stalemate prevails in much of Libya and the war is increasingly focused on the port city of Misrata -- scene of weeks of intense fighting as rebels try to cling on in the face of a government siege -- and on the Western Mountains. Evidence of the ferocity of the fighting in that region was clear at a small clinic in the Tunisian frontier town of Dehiba where wounded rebels from rebel-held Zintan seek treatment. Most were shot at close quarters as they tried to hold back loyalists east of Zintan. Eleven people died on Saturday alone, their names displayed at a refugee camp in Dehiba that lodges their families. "They are heroes, they are Mujahideen," said Jamal Maghroub, whose nephew was among those killed. The region is home to the Berber ethnic minority and was among the first to rise against Gaddafi who has been in power since 1969. Fighting has intensified there since rebels seized the Dehiba border crossing into Tunisia last month, opening an artery for badly-needed supplies. But their hold on the flat-topped mountains is precarious and there is no sign they can advance against the superior firepower of forces loyal to Gaddafi. NATO ACCUSED Zintan, around 150 km (90 miles) southwest of Tripoli, is surrounded on three sides, according to rebel fighters and medical workers ferrying the wounded out across the border. The front-line is fluid and Gaddafi's forces hold the desert valleys, lobbing mortars and rockets at the mountains above. New York-based Human Rights Watch accused loyalist forces on Monday of "repeated indiscriminate attacks" on residential areas in the mountain towns of Nalut, Takut and Zintan. The war has killed thousands and caused extensive suffering, not least for African migrants forced to flee. In one possible example, NATO said on Monday it was investigating a newspaper report that alliance units failed to help a drifting boat carrying African migrants from Libya, leading to the deaths of 62 people from thirst and hunger. The boat carrying 72 people, including several women, young children and political refugees, ran into trouble after leaving Tripoli for the Italian island of Lampedusa on March 25, according to Britain's Guardian newspaper. An alarm was raised with the Italian coastguard and the boat made contact with a military helicopter and a NATO warship. But no rescue effort was attempted and all but 10 died after their vessel drifted for 16 days, the report said. "We are looking into the allegations of the Guardian. I hope to have a reaction soon," NATO spokeswoman Carmen Romero said. "NATO vessels are fully aware of their responsibilities with regard to international maritime law on safety of lives at sea." (Reporting by Joseph Nasr in Berlin, Matt Robinson in Dehiba, Hamid Ould Ahmed in Algiers, David Brunnstrom in Brussels, Amena Bakr in Abu Dhabi and Sami Aboudi in Cairo; Writing by Matthew Bigg; Editing by David Stamp) World Libya Tweet this Share this Link this Digg this Email Reprints We welcome comments that advance the story directly or with relevant tangential information. We try to block comments that use offensive language, all capital letters or appear to be spam, and we review comments frequently to ensure they meet our standards. If you see a comment that you believe is irrelevant or inappropriate, you can flag it to our editors by using the report abuse links. Views expressed in the comments do not represent those of Reuters. 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