Diehards fight to defend Gadhafi's hometown
China Daily | Updated: 2011-09-30 08:20
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Several anti-Gadhafi fighters who were injured amid heavy shelling in Sirte wait as they are transported in Red Crescent helicopters from Ras Lanuf to Benghazi on Wednesday. Esam Al-Fetori / Reuters |
SIRTE, Libya - Muammar Gadhafi diehards fought pitched battles on Thursday with combatants loyal to Libya's new rulers for control of the ousted leader's birthplace Sirte, with the heaviest fighting focused at the port.
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