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    October 09, 2011

Libya's NTC Takes Sirte Center

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   Libyan revolutionary fighters fire toward pro-Gadhafi forces in Sirte,
   Libya, Saturday, Oct. 8, 2011
   Photo: AP
   Libyan revolutionary fighters fire toward pro-Gadhafi forces in Sirte,
   Libya, Saturday, Oct. 8, 2011

   Libyan provisional government fighters say they have captured the main
   buildings of a convention center in former leader Moammar Gadhafi's
   hometown, Sirte.
   National Transitional Council (NTC) fighters said Sunday they are now
   in control of the center that Gadhafi loyalists had used as their main
   base of operation.
   On Saturday, NTC fighters faced stiff resistance from pro-Gadhafi
   snipers as they advanced into Sirte. A sandstorm also made the advance
   by NTC forces more difficult.
   Sirte is 360 kilometers east of Tripoli, Libya's capital, and it has
   long been a center of support for Mr. Gadhafi. Provisional government
   fighters have been trying to move into the town for three weeks.

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