CNN News - Libya fighters in 'final stages' to take Gadhafi hometown, they say, Oct 09, 2011

Libyan fighters loyal to the National Transitional Council (NTC) during fighting in the town of Sirte on October 8, 2011.

STORY HIGHLIGHTS

• NEW: A hospital in Sirte, one of the last bastions of pro-Gadhafi troops, falls, the NTC says
• NEW: Troops loyal to Libya's new leaders enter Bani Walid for the first time
• About 10 are killed and more than 100 wounded in the fighting for Sirte
• The NTC has been battling hard to take control of Gadhafi's hometown

Tripoli, Libya (CNN) -- Fighters loyal to Libya's new leaders say they have "reached the final stages of the fight" to take control of former leader Moammar Gadhafi's hometown.

About 10 people were killed and more than 100 injured in the fighting overnight, said Al Zubair Al Kadi, a field commander on the frontline in Sirte, on Sunday.

Troops loyal to the National Transitional Council also entered the pro-Gadhafi stronghold of Bani Walid for the first time on Sunday, said Abdulla Kenshill, an NTC spokesman there.

NTC forces "liberated" nearby the villages of Teninai and Shuwaikh overnight, and advanced to within a kilometer (about three-fifths of a mile) of Bani Walid's main market, he said.