Tripoli, March 28: Libyan revolutionary forces have reportedly taken control of the birthplace of embattled 68-year-old ruler Muammar Gaddafi.
Libyan revolutionaries, who last week struggled to move west along the coast from their eastern stronghold of Benghazi, could recapture Sirte, a Mediterranean city located 360 kilometers (225 miles) east of Tripoli, on Monday, Reuters reported.
On Sunday night, US and allied warplanes struck Gaddafi’s forces as well as their tanks and artillery in Sirte. The airstrike coincided with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization assuming command of all aspects of the military operation against oil-rich Libya.
Libyan revolutionaries managed to recapture the oil port of Ras Lanuf after they had entered Brega earlier in the day.
They took control of the strategic Ajdabiya, a key oil town just 160 kilometers (100 miles) from the opposition stronghold of Benghazi, on Saturday.
——–Agencies