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    October 07, 2011

Battle Rages On for Gadhafi's Hometown

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   An anti-Gaddafi fighter injured during heavy shelling in Sirte,
   receives medical treatment at a field hospital, some 3km (2 miles) east
   of Sirte October 7, 2011. Photo: Reuters
   An anti-Gaddafi fighter injured during heavy shelling in Sirte,
   receives medical treatment at a field hospital, some 3km (2 miles) east
   of Sirte October 7, 2011.

   Libyan government forces are continuing their assault on Moammar
   Gadhafi's hometown Sirte, as the deposed leader calls on Libyans to
   protest the provisional government that unseated him.
   Friday's fighting centered around the Ouagadougou conference center
   where pro-Gadhafi fighters are based.
   National Transitional Council commanders have predicted they will have
   the city under their full control within the next few days. Their
   fighters have advanced on the city from both the east and the west.
   Sirte, located about 400 kilometers east of Tripoli, is one of the few
   remaining holdouts for the former leader's loyalists.
   Meanwhile, in an audio message broadcast Thursday, Gadhafi warned
   leaders in developing nations now backing Libya's interim government to
   be ready for NATO allies to create other councils that could replace
   them "one by one."
   Gadhafi also called for Libyans to turn out by the "millions" in
   protest against the provisional government in his message broadcast by
   Syria's al-Rai television.
   The former Libyan leader's whereabouts are unknown and it is not clear
   when the message was recorded. It was his first known message since
   mid-September.

   Some information for this report was provided by AFP.

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