In this photo released by China's Xinhua News Agency, fighters of Libya's ruling National Transitional Council (NTC) fire at pro-Gadhafi forces during heavy battles at the entrance of Al-Etha'a street, about 7 kilometers (4 miles) from the heart of Sirte, Libya. With Nato jets roaring overhead, Libya's revolutionary forces have been fighting their way into Moammar Gadhafi's hometown in the first significant push into the stubborn stronghold in about a week. (AP)

By AFP

Published Sunday, September 25, 2011

Gaddafi forces kill 5 in oasis attack

Forces loyal to Moamer Gaddafi attacked the Ghadames oasis southwest of Tripoli at dawn on Sunday, killing at least five new regime fighters, a local official and two witnesses told AFP.

"We came under attack at dawn today from Gaddafi loyalists," Muhandes Sirajeddin, deputy chief of the local council in Ghadames 600 kilometres (370 miles) southwest of the capital, told AFP by telephone.

"Clashes are still under way and so far at least five rebels were killed," he added. Two witnesses in Ghadames, a Unesco World Heritage Site and home to ancient Roman ruins, also confirmed the toll.

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