Reply #40: Libya's NTC readies new push into Sirte [View All]

[pinboy3niner]

Sun Sep 25, 2011 11:46pm GMT


• Pro-Gaddafi militias attack oasis town on Algeria border

• Gaddafi forces said stopping residents from leaving Sirte


By Joseph Logan


TRIPOLI, Sept 26 (Reuters) - Fighters backing Libya's interim rulers prepared to renew their advance into the coastal city of Sirte on Monday after NATO aircraft bombed targets in Muammar Gaddafi's home town to sap the resistance of the deposed leader's troops.

Anti-Gaddafi forces had pushed to within a few hundred metres of the centre of Sirte, one of the last bastions of pro-Gaddafi resistance in Libya, but drew back on Sunday while NATO aircraft launched their attacks.

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There was little fighting on Sunday on the ground west of Sirte, where NTC fighters have advanced closest to the centre.

On the eastern side, their forces pushed to within 15 km (9 miles) of the city centre, an advance of more than 25 km.

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http://af.reuters.com/article/libyaNews/idAFL5E7KP1BR20110925?sp=true