Libyan Rebel Forces Knock on Gaddafi's Door
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Libyan forces enter Gaddafi home town from the east. Plumes of black smoke rise from central Sirte as NATO and Libyan forces pound one of Muammar Gaddafi's last bastions.
Libyan provisional government forces backed by NATO warplanes raced through the eastern outskirts of Sirte on Monday.
And that's bad news for Muammar Gaddafi loyalists holed up in one of the last two bastions of the deposed leader.
Thick, black smoke billowed into the air as National Transitional Council (NTC) fighters battled loyalist troops at a roundabout approximately 1.2 miles from the center of Gaddafi's home town.
Earlier, Libyan fighters were mobilizing vehicles to enter Sirte from their location about seven-and-a-half miles to the east of the town.
The advance came two days after anti-Gaddafi fighters west of Sirte drove to within a few hundred meters of its center before pulling back on Sunday to make way for NATO strikes.
NTC fighters and Gaddafi loyalists traded heavy machine gun fire, rocket-propelled grenades and artillery rounds on the western edge of Sirte on Monday.
Snipers loyal to Gaddafi could be seen on building rooftops. NATO aircraft flew overhead.
NATO would not comment on its operations in Sirte on Monday but did say its planes hit eight targets on Sunday, including ammunition stores and rocket launchers.
Interim government forces have previously retreated from Sirte and the other remaining Gaddafi stronghold, Bani Walid, after poorly organized attacks met fierce resistance from loyalists.
Taking Sirte would be a huge boost for the NTC, which is trying to establish credibility as a government able to unite Libya's fractious tribes and regions.
Humanitarian organizations have sounded the alarm over conditions for civilians cut off in Sirte and in Bani Walid to the south.
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Libyan forces enter Gaddafi home town from the east. Plumes of black smoke rise from central Sirte as NATO and Libyan forces pound one of Muammar Gaddafi's last bastions.
Libyan provisional government forces backed by NATO warplanes raced through the eastern outskirts of Sirte on Monday.
And that's bad news for Muammar Gaddafi loyalists holed up in one of the last two bastions of the deposed leader.
Thick, black smoke billowed into the air as National Transitional Council (NTC) fighters battled loyalist troops at a roundabout approximately 1.2 miles from the center of Gaddafi's home town.
Earlier, Libyan fighters were mobilizing vehicles to enter Sirte from their location about seven-and-a-half miles to the east of the town.
The advance came two days after anti-Gaddafi fighters west of Sirte drove to within a few hundred meters of its center before pulling back on Sunday to make way for NATO strikes.
NTC fighters and Gaddafi loyalists traded heavy machine gun fire, rocket-propelled grenades and artillery rounds on the western edge of Sirte on Monday.
Snipers loyal to Gaddafi could be seen on building rooftops. NATO aircraft flew overhead.
NATO would not comment on its operations in Sirte on Monday but did say its planes hit eight targets on Sunday, including ammunition stores and rocket launchers.
Interim government forces have previously retreated from Sirte and the other remaining Gaddafi stronghold, Bani Walid, after poorly organized attacks met fierce resistance from loyalists.
Taking Sirte would be a huge boost for the NTC, which is trying to establish credibility as a government able to unite Libya's fractious tribes and regions.
Humanitarian organizations have sounded the alarm over conditions for civilians cut off in Sirte and in Bani Walid to the south.