Commander of revolutionaries city of Beni Walid Imbarak Alftamani confirmed Monday that guerillas city are exterminated by supporters of the former regime after kadhafi advocates controlled and raised the Green flags on its facilities which symbolize the former regime. 
Five Killed At Least in “Pro-Gaddafi” AttackLocal Editor
Diehards of slain Libyan dictator Moammar Gaddafi attacked a base in his one-time bastion of Bani Walid killing at least five ex-rebel fighters and wounding 30 others Monday, a local official told media sources.
"There are at least five martyrs from the thuwar (anti-Gaddafi revolutionaries) and 30 are injured," said Mahmud Warfelli, spokesperson of Bani Walid local council.
"There are around 100 and 150 men armed with heavy weapons who are attacking. We have asked for the army to intervene, but the Defense Ministry and NTC (National Transitional Council) have let us down," he said.
Another local official, M'barek al-Fotmani, said the assailants had circled the base of former rebels who helped topple Gaddafi last year.
"The attackers are carrying green flags," symbol of the Qaddafi regime, said Fotmani from inside the base, a former NTC member for Bani Walid, 170 kilometers (110 miles) southwest of Tripoli.
Bani Walid was one of the last pro-Gaddafi bastions to fall in the bloody uprising against the dictator's rule.
The capture of Bani Walid was followed by the fall of the longtime strongman's hometown Sirte in a battle which also led to his killing and marked the "liberation" of Libya.
Diehard supporters of slain Libyan dictator Muammar Qaddafi seized control Monday of “the entire city of Bani Walid,” a local official said, prompting the deployment of National Transitional Council forces to regain the town.
“The loyalists of Qaddafi took control of the entire city of Bani Walid,” said M’barek al-Fotmani, a former member of the ruling National Transitional Council in the desert oasis, 170 kilometers (110 miles) southwest of Tripoli.
“The loyalists of Qaddafi took control of the entire city of Bani Walid,” said M’barek al-Fotmani, a former member of the ruling National Transitional Council in the desert oasis, 170 kilometers (110 miles) southwest of Tripoli.
The resident, who did not want to be named, said four people were killed and 20 wounded in the fighting. He said the sides were using heavy weaponry including 106 mm anti-tank weapons.
The violence was sparked when members of the militia loyal to the NTC arrested some Qaddafi loyalists, prompting other supporters of the former leader to take up arms, the resident said.
Bani Walid, base of the powerful Warfallah tribe, was a Qaddafi strong-hold during Libya’s nine-month civil war. Anti-Qaddafi rebels fought for months to take the town.
Local tribal elders eventually agreed to let NTC fighters enter the town, but relations have been uneasy since and there have been occasional flare-ups of violence.
The violence was sparked when members of the militia loyal to the NTC arrested some Qaddafi loyalists, prompting other supporters of the former leader to take up arms, the resident said.
Bani Walid, base of the powerful Warfallah tribe, was a Qaddafi strong-hold during Libya’s nine-month civil war. Anti-Qaddafi rebels fought for months to take the town.
Local tribal elders eventually agreed to let NTC fighters enter the town, but relations have been uneasy since and there have been occasional flare-ups of violence.
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