Libya rebels 'smuggling weapons through Tunisia'
Libyan rebels are smuggling weapons through Tunisia to fight Colonel Muammar Gaddafi's forces in western Libya, the BBC has learned.
France provided weapons, munitions and food to Libyan rebels in the Western Mountains in early June to prevent troops loyal to Muammar Gaddafi from overrunning the region, a military spokesman said on Wednesday.Citing unidentified sources, Le Figaro newspaper said on Wednesday France had parachuted ``large amounts'' of weapons, including rocket launchers, assault rifles, machine guns and anti-tank missiles into the Jebel Nafusa region.