hurricanemaxi
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 Posted: Fri Sep 16, 2011 3:35 am Post subject: Rebels Claim Sirte; U.K., French Pledge Aid |
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Libyan rebels claimed control of Sirte, one of the last holdout cities and birthplace of Muammar Qaddafi, as the leaders of the U.K. and France were cheered in Tripoli.
U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron and French President Nicolas Sarkozy pledged more aid for Libya’s new rulers. They became the first foreign leaders to visit Tripoli since helping opposition forces oust Qaddafi last month.
“This is not finished, this is not done, this is not over; there are still parts of Libya under Qaddafi’s control,” Cameron told a joint news conference in Libya’s capital today. “We will help you to find Qaddafi and bring him to justice.”
Television pictures showed Cameron and Sarkozy being cheered as they visited a Tripoli hospital. The two leaders later addressed a crowd on Freedom Square in Benghazi, Libya’s second city. Britain is unfreezing 600 million pounds ($950 million) of Libyan assets, Cameron’s spokesman, Steve Field, told reporters in London.
Later in the day, rebels announced they had taken control of the entrances to Sirte after an all-day battle.
The Misrata Military Council said by nightfall all exits to the city were under rebel control, while opposition units were searching the city for high-level pro-Qaddafi officials.
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