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All updates are in Libyan local time (GMT +2)
6:15pm:
Al Jazeera’s Zeina Khodr reports from the frontline as forces opposed to Muammar Gaddafi battle his loyalists in Sirte.
5:47pm: 
Doctors say at least nine anti-Gaddafi fighters have been killed in the assault on Sirte and 124 others injured, many in serious condition.
5:40pm:
Government forces have largely taken the town but are meeting stiff resistance, with continuing gunfire. Some units are less than 1km from the city centre.The interim authorities’ troops are coming from both Misrata in the west and Benghazi in the east.The Benghazi forces are only 1km from the city centre but have faced heavy resistance from snipers inside the city. The Ouagadougou conference centre, where many of the Gaddafi loyalists are believed to have gathered, has become the focus of the artillery barrages.
5:30pm: 
U.S Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said the officials agreed that ending the combat mission in Libya will depend on Gadhafi forces are still able to attack civilians and whether the opposition forces are able to provide security for the country as it moves to democracy. He laid out four general areas that commanders will review as they assess the mission — such as the ongoing violence in Sirte and how much control Gadhafi appears to have over his loyalists, but did not specify what those situations must look like in order to end the NATO assault.
5:25pm:
@libyanfsl tweets:Libya’s Freedom Fighters make final push to liberate Sirte today, clashes at Ibn Sina hospital site of suspected mass grave
1:00pm: Libya will face Zambia in the African Nations Cup finals qualifier this Saturday. Good luck Libya!!
By the power of God, Whoever, from Wherever in Whenever, who has been supporting or feeling happy about Nato bombing in Libya, would also die of bomb. When he/she(Nato Supporter) end up in grave whould then realise that, BOMBING is not the solution to disarm military regime.
This is crazy, why protecting civilian by bombing(NATO)
shut the fillyuck up………….I don’t see Nato here………But I keep hearing this sniper shyytt, and I really believe that there is a lot of friendly fire amongst the freedom fighters. The gaddaffi snipers aren’t all elite troops, give me a break……….I suggest, the sytematic elimination of obstacles that may harbor snipers……Anything above 4 or 5 stories, pancake it…….I think I’ve been saying this for more than a week………But I understand of course, other methodshad to be tried to appease fighters that may have Sirte ties……..
Ankh, you just proofed to me that, you’re SENSELESS KID, you said Gaddaffi troops are not elite, you must be out of your mind, Who sustained heavy cassualities between Gaddafi troops and rebels? If you have lost your memory, let me remind you, 12 rebels wasted their life while 124 were totally damaged by diehard Gaddafi troops.
Ankh, if really, you’re REBEL LOVER, why can’t you leave your country now to Libya, and join rebels in order to hunt Gaddafi and his troops, when snipers captured you, i strongly believe, they wouldn’t kill you at that spot, they would beat and tortured the HELL OUT OF YOU, BEFORE THEY WASTE YOU, you would know how dangerous Gaddafi troops are. Is never late, Libya civil war is still in progress, go and join rebels. BULLSHIT
Ankh, you extremely in need of ANTIVIRUS(phsyciatric) to DELETE YOUR MEMORY (brain) VIRUS