<p>A pro-Gadhafi supporter simulates the salute portrayed in a photograph of the Libyan Leader Moammar Gadhafi, as he and others stage a small rally at the Sabratha archaeological site in Libya on Monday.</p>
March 1, 2011
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March 1, 2011 8 p.m.
Pro-Gadhafi forces fight back
Violence spreads in Libya as international pressure mounts
TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) - International pressure on Moammar Gadhafi to end a crackdown on opponents escalated Monday as his loyalists fought rebels holding the two cities closest to the capital and his warplanes bombed an ammunition depot in the east. The U.S. moved naval and air forces closer to Libya and said all options were open, including patrols of the North African nation's skies to protect its citizens from their ruler.