Thursday, September 29, 2011

Libyan fighters 'capture Sirte airport'

Fighters supporting Libya's National Transitional Council say they they are now in control of the airport in Sirte, Muammar Gaddafi's hometown.

The city is one of the last battlegrounds in the NTC's push to take over the country.

Sirte is Gaddafi's birthplace, and has been a stronghold for him throughout the seven months of conflict in Libya.

Al Jazeera Zeina Khodr reports Sirte, Libya.







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