Tripoli (AsiaNews) - In the battle for the conquest of Bani Walid, the last stronghold of the tribes loyal to Gaddafi, there is no room for diplomacy. Last night, the Misrata militias blocked the ...

Bani Walid lies in an oasis 170 kilometres southeast of Libya’s capital Tripoli. An imposing government building has been reduced to a battle-scarred shell, but the green flags of Gaddafi’s ...

A huge portrait of Muammar Gaddafi marks the entrance of Bani Walid: 10 chaotic years since the Libyan dictator's death, residents of the desert town still hanker for his rule.

She came to Libya in 2018 by the same route as Mark. When she reached Tripoli, she was sold into prostitution in Bani Walid by a friend, she said, and without a Libyan phone could not contact Mark.

“Bani Walid, Bani Walid,” shouted NTC fighters as they hurtled into battle in pick-up trucks mounted with machineguns. “Let’s go. God is greatest. Bani Walid will be free.” ...

Cut off Most residents of Sabha, Bani Walid and Sirte are trapped and awaiting either a final battle or a surrender. “We are not seeing many people leaving. How can they?” ...

At the entry to the village of Bani Walid, someone scrawled "Allah, Muammar, Libya and nothing else" on a wall. It's a battle cry among Gaddafi supporters and one that's been frowned upon ever ...

In the Wadi Dinar area, about 50 kilometres outside of Bani Walid, one pro-government fighter said civilians in the city are making it harder for his troops to go after fighters loyal to Gadhafi.

As Libya on Saturday marks one year since the capture and death of longtime dictator Moammar Gadhafi, a battle is brewing in and near the city of Bani Walid, where the Libyan army and militia from ...