SIRTE, Libya (Reuters) - Stepping over the charred debris of what had been his home in the shattered town Muammar Gaddafi once favoured, Miftah al-Farjani is adamant he will not vote when Libya holds ...

SIRTE (Reuters) - For months the Libyan fighters who toppled Muammar Gaddafi both craved and dreaded the battle for his hometown Sirte. Nearly two weeks of costly fighting have made it clear why. The ...

SIRTE, Libya, March 28 (Reuters) - Militiamen loyal to Muammar Gaddafi braced for a possible rebel attack on Monday on the Libyan leader's hometown of Sirte, about 400 km (250 miles) east of the ...

The airstrikes came a day after fierce clashes erupted in the Libyan capital, which remained tense as rebels hunted for the elusive leader and his allies, detaining suspected loyalists and raising ...

SIRTE, Libya, April 16 (UNHCR) - Ali points to a housing block that looks like a slab of Swiss cheese - full of holes from artillery fire - and says he feels lucky that he can at least stay in his own ...

SIRTE, Libya, Oct 6 (Reuters) - Snipers loyal to Muammar Gaddafi held back government forces trying to capture his hometown on Thursday and the deposed leader warned the heads of the developing world ...

Fighters from Libya's ruling National Transitional Council (NTC) continued their battles Saturday with the remnant forces of Muammar Gaddafi in Sirte, the fallen leader's hometown, causing casualties ...

Violence is escalating in Libya, where forces with the rebels’ National Transitional Council have launched new assaults on the remaining strongholds of Col. Muammar Gaddafi. At least 11 rebel fighters ...

With the capital of Tripoli firmly in their hands, the rebels are in no rush to assault the loyalist-held town of Sirte, rebel officials said, hoping the town would surrender without an attack. But ...