Libya fighters assault Gaddafi-held Bani Walid

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10-09-2011 | 11:43
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Libya fighters assault Gaddafi-held Bani Walid

Libyan fighters trying to capture one of Muammar Gaddafi's last strongholds battled for the desert town of Bani Walid on Saturday against stiff resistance from Gaddafi loyalists.

Forces of the ruling Transitional National Council (NTC) said they had advanced to within 500 meters (yards) of the town center, but then pulled back shortly before NATO aircraft struck at least seven times at Gaddafi positions around the town.

Black plumes of smoke rose from surrounding areas and artillery explosions echoed across a rocky valley in Bani Walid's northern outskirts. A rocket fired by Gaddafi loyalists landed in the hills, kicking up clouds of dust.

"Field commanders have told us to retreat because NATO will be bombing soon," fighter Abdul Mulla Mohamed said, driving away in one of dozens of vehicles leaving the town, which lies 150 km (95 miles) southeast of Tripoli.

-Reuters

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