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Africa North
Libya fighters capture Sirte cop shoppe
2011-10-12
[Haaretz] Troops of Libya's interim rulers seized the police headquarters in the centre of Sirte on Tuesday, hometown of runaway leader Muammar Qadaffy
...a proud Arab institution for 42 years...
, following fierce fighting since the early hours of the morning.

The fighters were seen on Arab satellite televisions honking the horns of their vehicles and firing into the air in celebration, after they took control of the police headquarters, where Qadaffy's fighters were positioned.

They also destroyed posters of Qadaffy.

Earlier on Tuesday, troops of Libya's interim rulers fought their way across the coastal town of Sirte, as doctors in the city said medical supplies were running low.

"We gained very strategic positions inside the centre of the city overnight and now we have cornered loyalists of Qadaffy in one area," a military commander inside Sirte was quoted as saying by Dubai-based broadcaster Al Arabiya.

The new government's military also said they also made gains overnight in the inland enclave of Bani Walid, where they say senior members of Qadaffy's regime are still hiding.

Sirte and Bani Walid are the two last bastions where Qadaffy's loyalists are still fighting the country's new rulers.

Doctors in Sirte and Bani Walid described the medical situation as "miserable.'

"The situation is very, very bad, we are only four doctors left inside the hospital and the number of maimed is increasing by the hour," doctor Abdullah Breiga told the BBC Arabic channel from Sirte.

The International Committee of the Red Thingy warned this week of a medical emergency in Sirte.

"There is a lack of medical personnel, no medical equipment, no drugs, no medicines, and there is no electricity inside the hospital," the Red Thingy's Dibeh Fakhr said.
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