BREAKING Libya conflict: Anti-Gaddafi NTC forces enter Sirte

[nadinbrzezinski]

A spokesman for the National Transitional Council (NTC) told the BBC that NTC fighters have breached lines of defence on the south and west of Sirte.

The fighters - made up of battalions from Misrata, 200km (120 miles) to the west - are about 8-10km from the city centre, the spokesman said.

They have been facing fierce resistance and have been forced to withdraw a couple of kilometres in order to treat casualties, he added.

Ali Gliwan of the NTC told the Associated Press news agency the fighters had advanced into Sirte city centre, where they clashed with snipers and an elite unit of pro-Gaddafi troops.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-14941326

Updated from earlier story...

[DisgustipatedinCA]

1. The Freedom Summary Executions will start anytime now n/t

.

[Distant Observer]

2. Joy to the World the Killing continues. Soon we will be able to have "free and fair" elections

without any troublesome opposition.