Reply #111: Libyan rebels say they are close to Gaddafi's hometown [View All]

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Source: Monstrs and Critics

Jun 21, 2011, 15:53 GMT


Tripoli/Cairo/Brussels - Libyan rebels said Tuesday they have advanced towards the city of Sirte in a bid to secure the frontline leading to the rebel stronghold of Benghazi.


Abdul-Fattah Yunis, who leads the opposition fighters, said the rebels were closing in on Sirte, hometown of leader Moamer Gaddafi.


He said rebels aim to 'liberate it from the security brigades, with Tripoli next in line,' according to the opposition Libyan Youth Movement group.


Yunis stressed the need to secure the way leading to the eastern region.


'We must secure it completely. Our forces our now ready and our preparations are complete,' he said.

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