Latest reports from FOX News indicate that (Surt), located about halfway between Benghazi and Tripoli, while multi-national air strikes have been directed at this city. It appears likely that the forces under Gaddafi's command will make a stand there.
Fighter jets of coalition forces launched air strikes to Sirte, the home town of Libyan leader Colonel Muammar Gaddafi, for the first time on Sunday (3/27) night.
Libyan television confirmed that the Muammar Gaddafi blockhouse had been attacks target of “colonial aggressor”. Television reports also informed that there is massive deployment of troops on the streets of Sirte.
The NATO commander said the Libyan regime’s troops began taking positions in Sirte. It increases the possibility of bloody battles during the anti-government troops moving westward toward the region. According to NATO sources, the Libyan regime’s forces who stepped back when facing the progress of anti-government forces, have begun placing armored vehicles and artillery in civilian buildings in Sirte. Such tactics are designed to create the coalition air strikes to be full of risk.
Sirte, who several times attempted by Colonel Muammar Gaddafi to become the capital of Libya, is dominated by members of the Gaddafi tribe, which largely remained loyal to his regime.
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