TNC Raises Flag in Bani Walid, Britain Reopens Embassy

TNC troops have reportedly captured Bani Walid, among the remaining strongholds of pro-Gadhafi fighters, after a 6-week siege. A group claiming to represent the people of the town offered a truce to Libya’s new government on Monday, saying they would pledge loyalty to the TNC in return for the withdrawal of TNC troops from the city. ”We have reached the city center (of Bani Walid) and have raised the flag,” Colonel Abdullah Naker, head of the Tripoli Revolutionist Council, told Reuters. Pro-Gadhafi television has also reported that Gadhafi’s son Khamis was killed at the end of August, though his death has been reported multiple times.

Additionally, British Foreign Secretary William Hague held talks with Libyan interim leader Mustafa Abdel Jalil and announced the appointment of Sir John Jenkins as new ambassador at a ceremony signaling the reopening of Britain’s embassy in Libya. “This is further recognition of the great progress the National Transitional Council has made in stabilising Libya and re-establishing the country’s role as a full member of the international community,” Hague said.