Contradicting reports appeared Thursday concerning the capture of one of the sons of fallen Libyan leader Muammar Gadhafi, while the end of the Sirte battles looks still out of reach.
Fallen Libyan leader Muammar Gadhafi might be hiding in the triangle area in southwestern Libya that borders Niger and Algeria, a member of the ruling National Transitional Council (NTC) said Monday.
The head of the ruling Libyan National Transitional Council (NTC) Mustafa Abdel-Jalil said Sunday that it is possible to end the battles next week in Bani Walid and Sirte.
Bloodshed continued Saturday in the turbulent North Africa as fighters of Libya's National Transitional Council (NTC) marched into Gaddafi's hometown Sirte.
Following are the latest political and military developments in the Libyan crisis.
A spokesman for Muammar Gadhafi said on Sunday that 17 "mercenaries", including what he called French and British "technical experts" had been captured in the Gadhafi bastion of Bani Walid in Libya.
Powerful explosions and sustained machinegun fire rattled the Libyan desert stronghold of Bani Walid on Sunday as fighters loyal to Muammar Gadhafi shelled positions held by interim government forces around the town.
Troops of Libya's interim government are expected to reverse the ground situation in Sirte and other remaining bastions of pro-Gaddafi militants.
China pledged Friday to play an active role during post-war reconstruction in Libya.
Libyan fighters have captured the airport in Sirte from forces loyal to the Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, Al-Jazeera reported on Friday.
Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron on Thursday pledged that Britain would help to hunt down fugitive former Libyan leader Muammar Gadhafi.
The French and British leaders arrived in Libya on Thursday to congratulate the new rulers they helped install, but families fleeing besieged bastions of ousted strongman Muammar Gaddafi are a reminder that peace is still far off.
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