NEAR BANI WALID, Libya, Sept 10 (Reuters) - Libyan fighters trying to capture one of Muammar Gaddafi's last strongholds battled into the desert town of Bani Walid on Saturday against stiff resistance from Gaddafi loyalists.
But after advancing to within 500 metres (yards) from the town centre, some forces of Libya's Transitional National Council (NTC) pulled back shortly before NATO warplanes carried out at least five strikes on Gaddafi positions around the town.
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