Tripoli, Libya (CNN) -- In an effort to hold onto the few remaining places they still control in Libya, Moammar Gadhafi's forces put up stiff resistance again Saturday as revolutionaries fought to wrest control of the loyalist strongholds of Sirte and Bani Walid. Fierce fighting erupted in the coastal city of Sirte, the birthplace of Gadhafi and home to his tribe. At least eight anti-Gadhafi fighters were killed and 31 others were wounded, said Ali Gheliwan, a spokesman for the Misrata Military Council. NATO planes, meanwhile, bombed targets in the Sirte area Friday. Gadhafi's forces unleashed hails of gunfire, using snipers in tall buildings to target their enemies.
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An anti-Gadhafi official predicts "drastic" changes soon in Sirte and Bani Walid
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He says loyalists no longer control parts of Sirte, Gadhafi's birthplace
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"Fierce fighting" is ongoing in the southwestern city of Sabha, he adds
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A "final call" is issued for pro-Gadhafi forces to switch or face "treason" charges
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Expected support from Sirte residents for the @placeholder forces did not materialize, as loyalists fought house to house with unexpected intensity.
Sabha
But the situation was different in @placeholder, a diehard pro-Gadhafi city in southwestern Libya.
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But the situation was different in Sabha, a diehard @placeholder city in southwestern Libya.
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Sirte
Sirte
Sirte
Sirte
He added he hopes Gadhafi is in one of the three cities -- @placeholder, Bani Walid and Sabha -- still in the throes of heavy fighting Saturday and not yet held by his forces, so that he can be taken into custody.
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He added he hopes Gadhafi is in one of the three cities -- Sirte, Bani Walid and @placeholder -- still in the throes of heavy fighting Saturday and not yet held by his forces, so that he can be taken into custody.
Libya
Libya
As these battles continued to rage in @placeholder, the international community came together to pledge support for the war-torn nation's new leaders in Tripoli.