Gaddafi supporters seize control of Libyan town | Reuters
Posted by Faiz on January 25th, 2012
“The uprising in Bani Walid could not come at a worse time for the ruling National Transitional Council (NTC). It is already reeling from violent protests in the eastern city of Benghazi and the resignation of its second most senior official.”
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“[A] day after townsmen put to flight a force loyal to the Western-backed interim administration in Tripoli, elders in the desert city, once a bastion of support for Muammar Gaddafi, dismissed accusations they wanted to restore the late dictator’s family to power or had any ambitions beyond their local area.”