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Libyan Rebels: Surrender or Else

ULTIMATUMS

Will attack Sirte on Saturday if loyalists don’t give up.

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We may soon know if Muammar Gaddafi is hiding in his hometown of Sirte. Libyan rebels have issued an ultimatum, saying they will attack the loyalist city Saturday if it does not surrender first. The two sides have been negotiating to try to avoid further fighting, but a military brigade loyal to Gaddafi in Sirte has rejected all talks so far. Meanwhile, the rebels have said they will not accept an international peacekeeping force and also claim that one of Gaddafi’s sons, Saadi, is willing to surrender.

Read it at The Washington Post