`` We have the equipment and the weaponry '' for a long war , says man identified as Gadhafi spokesman . The Libyan leader has been in power since 1969 when he overthrew King Idris I of Libya after an uprising against his rule. Sirte , Sabha and Bani Walid are the last loyalist strongholds . 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 . A Libyan delegation in Niger demands the return of Saadi Gadhafi .
`` We have the equipment and the weaponry '' for a long war , says man identified as Gadhafi spokesman . The Libyan leader has been in power since 1969 when he overthrew King Idris I of Libya after an uprising against his rule. Sirte , Sabha and Bani Walid are the last loyalist strongholds . A Libyan delegation in Niger demands the return of Saadi Gadhafi .