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October 03, 2011

LA Times: Many in Surt, Libya, don't trust revolutionary forces

by Ruth Sherlock
Los Angeles Times

Reporting from Surt, Libya— As fighters loyal to Libya's revolutionary government gain on the holdout city of Surt, residents are making it clear that the battle for hearts and minds is far from won.

The scrublands that surround Moammar Kadafi's hometown have become a confused patchwork of loyalties. As vehicles of the revolutionary forces patrolled the dusty villages in newly seized territory Sunday, many residents peered angrily from their homes.

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