Libya conflict: NTC forces driven back from Bani Walid

[nadinbrzezinski]

The BBC's Peter Biles: "What is clear is that the Gaddafi forces certainly still have the capacity to respond"

Anti-Gaddafi forces have been forced to pull back from Bani Walid after meeting fierce resistance from those loyal to the ousted Libyan leader.

Fighters came under heavy shelling and gunfire after entering the town, 90 miles (140 kilometres) southeast of the capital Tripoli.

Further to the east, forces have launched an assault on Sirte, another remaining Gaddafi stronghold.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-14955463

[The_Casual_Observer]

1. "forces have launched an assault on Sirte"

Wasn't the original idea of this to protect the citizens of Benghazi?

[Hart2008]

2. The idea has always been to take the oil with a coup, under the pretext of defending human rights.NT

[The_Casual_Observer]

4. Oil? They have oil in Libya?

No way, it's all about freedom & justice & the children.

[nadinbrzezinski]

3. I just post the nooz anymore

my opinions go off site.

[Hart2008]

5. Thank you for posting the news without the propaganda that someone else plasters here. NT

[nadinbrzezinski]

6. The nooz does have bias

but that is not for here... anymore

[Distant Observer]

8. Well, we must kill the citizens of Sirte and Bani Walid to save the citizens of Benghazi. No?

[Distant Observer]

7. Don't worry. NATO will soon obliterate those evil city defenders for daring to oppose "FREEDOM."