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Libyan Rebels Block Gadhafi Stronghold Bani Walid

NPR Programs: Morning Edition  Tue, 09/06/2011 - 6:08am

The town of Bani Walid is the latest location of a front line in the war to capture the final strongholds of ousted leader Moammar Gadhafi.

Over the weekend, efforts to negotiate the town's surrender broke down. The talks have resumed, even as rebels threaten to attack.

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Libyan Rebels Threaten To Invade Bani Walid

NPR Programs: Morning Edition  Tue, 09/06/2011 - 2:00am

Rebels in Libya have encircled the pro-Gadhafi stronghold of Bani Walid and are threatening to attack the town.

Bani Walid is one of only a handful of towns still controlled by Gadhafi forces.

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Taliban Flees Marjah, Threat Remains For Marines

NPR Programs: Morning Edition  Sun, 02/28/2010 - 11:00pm

U.S. Marines and their Afghan counterparts are tightening their hold on the Taliban stronghold of Marjah, in southern Afghanistan.

But hundreds of deadly homemade bombs, or IEDs, remain behind.

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