Well-armed loyalists of former Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi have slowed an advance by provisional government fighters who have been trying to gain control of the coastal town of Sirte. The National Transitional Council fighters say they had to retreat in part of the town on Thursday under heavy artillery fire. NTC officials also backtracked on […]
Libya’s Gadhafi Loyalists Fight To Hold on to Sirte
Posted October 13th, 2011 at 9:55 am (UTC-5)
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Libya’s NTC Focusing Sirte Fight
Posted October 13th, 2011 at 6:30 am (UTC-5)
Libyan provisional government fighters say efforts to oust remaining loyalists of former leader Moammar Gadhafi in his hometown of Sirte are focused on two neighborhoods, amid conflicting reports that one of Mr. Gadhafi’s sons has been arrested. Fighting Thursday included rocket fire in Sirte, where anti-Gadhafi fighters say they control more than 80 percent of […]
Rights Group Urges Libya’s NTC to End Arbitrary Detentions
Posted October 13th, 2011 at 4:15 am (UTC-5)
A human rights group is urging Libya’s provisional authority to end arbitrary detentions and “widespread abuse” of detainees, saying there is a risk of repeating patterns of former leader Moammar Gadhafi’s rule. In a report released Thursday, London-based Amnesty International said it found a pattern of beatings and ill-treatment of pro-Gadhafi soldiers, suspected loyalists and […]
Conflicting Reports From Libya’s NTC on Mutassim Gadhafi’s Capture
Posted October 12th, 2011 at 9:25 pm (UTC-5)
Libya’s National Transitional Council has issued conflicting statements about whether Moammar Gadhafi’s son Mutassim has been arrested in the coastal city of Sirte. Some NTC officials said Wednesday that Mutassim Gadhafi was captured and taken to the eastern city of Benghazi for questioning. Reuters news agency quoted Mohammed Bouker of the NTC’s National Working Group […]
Libya’s NTC: Gadhafi’s Son Mutassim Captured in Sirte
Posted October 12th, 2011 at 6:00 pm (UTC-5)
Libya’s provisional government says Moammar Gadhafi’s son Mutassim has been arrested in the coastal city of Sirte. National Transitional Council officials Wednesday said Mutassim Gadhafi was taken to the eastern town of Benghazi where authorities questioned him. They gave no additional details. Earlier, anti-Gadhafi fighters said they now control more than 80 percent of Sirte, […]
Libya’s NTC Controls 80% of Sirte
Posted October 12th, 2011 at 9:35 am (UTC-5)
Libya’s provisional government fighters say they control more than 80 percent of Sirte, the hometown of former leader Moammar Gadhafi. However, the fighters said Wednesday they are still facing stiff resistance from Gadhafi loyalists who hold pockets of the coastal town. The National Transitional Council forces have made several significant advances in Sirte in recent […]
Libya’s NTC Says Control of Sirte is Near
Posted October 12th, 2011 at 4:55 am (UTC-5)
Libya’s provisional government fighters say they are close to taking full control of former leader Moammar Gadhafi’s hometown of Sirte. National Transitional Council forces say they seized the city’s police headquarters on Tuesday, days after taking the main hospital, the university and the convention center that Gadhafi loyalists had used as their main base of […]
Libya’s NTC Seizes Police Headquarters in Gadhafi Stronghold
Posted October 11th, 2011 at 2:30 pm (UTC-5)
Libya’s provisional government fighters say they have gained control of the police headquarters in former leader Moammar Gadhafi’s hometown of Sirte and are close to taking full control of the town. National Transitional Council forces say they seized the police headquarters on Tuesday. Witnesses said revolutionary fighters could be seen firing celebratory shots into the […]
Libya’s NTC Says Battle for Sirte Nears End
Posted October 11th, 2011 at 11:20 am (UTC-5)
Libya’s revolutionary forces say they are close to taking full control in Moammar Gadhafi’s hometown of Sirte. National Transitional Council fighters say they have squeezed pro-Gadhafi fighters into two neighborhoods of resistance as the battle for the city continued on Tuesday. There were reports that NTC fighters pushed Gadhafi loyalists to areas in the north […]
Libya’s NTC: Gadhafi Loyalists Cornered in Sirte
Posted October 11th, 2011 at 2:25 am (UTC-5)
Libya’s revolutionary forces say they have loyalist fighters cornered in former leader Moammar Gadhafi’s hometown of Sirte, where desperate civilians are still trying to flee the fierce street fighting. Burned-out vehicles blocked roads Monday as provisional government tanks and artillery pounded pro-Gadhafi positions that NTC fighters said were squeezed into two neighborhoods. On Sunday, National […]
