反卡扎菲部隊猛攻班尼瓦里和蘇爾特

Forces for Libya's interim government are storming into the desert town Bani Walid, expanding their multi-pronged offensive against Moammar Gadhafi's remaining strongholds.

Witnesses at the scene say explosions and gunfire echoed throughout the area Friday, as fighters for the National Transitional Council met strong resistance from Gadhafi loyalists.

The charge into Bani Walid comes a day after several thousand fighters with the revolutionary forces advanced into the center of Gadhafi's hometown Sirte.

NTC military officials said they faced heavy resistance from elite loyalist troops and snipers, and media reports said the fighting was still going on Friday.利比亞臨時政府的部隊對沙漠城鎮班尼瓦里發動猛攻，並在卡扎菲的故鄉蘇爾特展開激戰。

星期五的戰鬥標誌着臨時政府擴大了對卡扎菲僅存幾個據點的攻勢。

目擊者說，北約飛機在蘇爾特上空飛行，與此同時，密集的炮火和重型火箭彈的爆炸使得這個地中海沿岸城市濃煙密佈。

發自班尼瓦里的報導說，當地也有密集的炮火。

利比亞全國過渡委員會的武裝人員正試圖把裝備良好的卡扎菲效忠者趕出去。

與此同時，正在對阿拉伯國家進行訪問的土耳其總理埃爾多安星期五抵達利比亞首都的黎波里，以顯示對利比亞不斷壯大的新政府的支持。利比亞全國過渡委員會最高官員之一賈利勒到機場迎接了埃爾多安。