Libya: Rebels Poised To Attack Gaddafi Stronghold -- The Telegraph
Libyan rebels laying siege to Bani Walid, one of Muammar Gaddafi's remaining strongholds, say surrender talks have broken down and that they're ready to attack.
Thousands of fighters were moving toward the town from three sides Saturday, according to a senior rebel official from the area, Mahmoud Abdel-Aziz, who is also involved in the surrender talks. Some fighters had pushed to within six miles of the town, but stopped to avoid being accidentally targeted in Nato air strikes.
"If they don't raise the rebel flag tomorrow, we will enter with force," Abdel-Razak al-Nathori, a rebel, said yesterday.
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