Gaddafi's Final Bastion Is Overrun By Rebel Surge -- The Independent
Libyan revolutionary forces stormed through the streets of Sirte yesterday, tightening their noose on this last bastion of support for the fallen former leader, Muammar Gaddafi.
Recent days have seen the transitional government's troops surging into the coastal city, where they have met dwindling resistance from Gaddafi loyalists holed up within a rapidly-diminishing area.
Sirte, where Gaddafi was born in 1942, has been under siege since 15 September. At dawn on Friday, fighters loyal to the National Transitional Council (NTC) began what they called a "final assault". Its momentum has built steadily since then as the NTC seized landmarks on the outskirts and pushed further into residential areas at its heart.
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