Bani Walid

Libya: Qaddafi Spokesman Arrested, Fighting in Bani Walid

Libya's government announces the arrest of Qaddafi’s spokesman, as forces unleash an offensive against one of Qaddafi’s final bastions.

Members of the infamous Brigade 93 have driven fighters for the new government out of the former Qaddafi stronghold of Bani Walid.

The former Qaddafi stronghold of Bani Walid remains contentious as 4 revolutionary fighters are killed in clashes with Qaddafi loyalists.

Libyan rebels say they are launching their "final assault" on Sirte, hometown of former dictator Muammar Qaddafi. But it's not over yet.

Rebel forces in Libya have met fierce resistance in Bani Walid and Sirte, raising the specter of prolonged fighting.

Rebels attempting to take the Qaddafi stronghold of Bani Walid were bloodied for the second time in a week by the town's defenders.

Rebel fighters resumed their assault on the oasis of Bani Walid on Libya's coast after a failed assault earlier in the week.

Residents are pouring out of the Qaddafi stronghold of Bani Walid amid a lull in fighting as rebels regroup for a new offensive.

Rebel fighters in Libya admit they vastly underestimated the number of loyalists in Bani Walid as discipline falters in their own ranks.

Negotiations for the peaceful surrender of Qaddafi loyalists at Bani Walid have failed, setting the stage for a rebel offensive.