Libya Rebels Target Sirte as NATO Jets Hit Qaddafi Hometown
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Libyan rebel forces advanced westward with support from NATO air strikes on Sirte, the hometown of Muammar Qaddafi, as the Western alliance prepared to take over command of military operations from the U.S.
The rebels were fighting within 100 kilometers (60 miles) of Sirte, and their scouts reported that the road ahead was heavily mined, the Associated Press said. Nine blasts rocked the coastal town today as planes were heard above, according to an Agence France-Presse reporter in Sirte. In the west, government forces continued to bomb Misrata after announcing a cease-fire in the rebel-held town, Al Jazeera television reported.