Tripoli, Libya (CNN) -- Revolutionary forces attacked loyalist strongholds Friday in a failed attempt to snuff out continuing resistance from forces loyal to ousted Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi. In the fallen leader's hometown of Sirte, along the Mediterranean coast, anti-Gadhafi fighters pulled back Friday night after a day of chaotic, fierce street fighting. The number of casualties was unclear. A brigade of fighters from Misrata wrested control of the Al-Gurdabia military base and a civilian airport near the western edge of Sirte, according to the Misrata Military Council. Ali Gheliwan, a spokesman to the Misrata Military Council, said seven anti-Gadhafi fighters were killed and 31 wounded in Friday's fighting in Sirte."We have the equipment and the weaponry" for a long war, says man identified as Gadhafi spokesmanSecurity Council passes resolution establishing support missionSirte, Sabha and Bani Walid are the last loyalist strongholdsA Libyan delegation in Niger demands the return of Saadi Gadhafi
The _ government believes Gadhafi's family and loyalists could face the death penalty if they are returned to Libya, Amadou said.