Anti-Gaddafi Forces Speed Towards Bani Walid -- Reuters
(Reuters) - Columns of Libyan fighters sped toward the desert enclave of Bani Walid on Friday as forces loyal to the country's new leaders closed in on one of Muammar Gaddafi's last bastions of support.
Truckloads of anti-Gaddafi troops shouting "Let's go! Bani Walid!" and columns of pickup trucks mounted with anti-aircraft guns hurtled toward the town, 180 km (110 miles) south of Tripoli, kicking up clouds of dust in the desert.
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