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September 28, 2011

Gaddafi Reported to Be Near Algerian Border 
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Senior officials within Libya’s interim government believe Col.
Muammar Gaddafi is hiding out in the southern region of the country,
possibly near the Algerian border. On Tuesday, Libya’s revolutionary
forces delivered $16 million to the remote southern city of Sabha in an
effort to flush out encamped Gaddafi loyalists. Pro-Gaddafi forces also
still hold the towns of Bani Walid and Sirte. The White House,
meanwhile, has extended a program to secure and destroy Libya’s
stockpile of surface-to-air missiles. Libya possessed approximately
20,000 of the missiles before the uprising began in February. In
Belgium, a NATO spokesperson said Libya's National Transitional Council
has taken control of securing Gaddafi's chemical stockpile.

Roland Lavoie: "The NTC is now controlling facilities containing Libya's
remaining stockpile of chemical and nuclear related agents. We are
confident that allies and international organization that are in contact
with the NTC are working to ensure that Libya's governing authorities
can take full control of any proliferation, sensitive material that is
left and that it starts planning for their safe disposal."



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