Gadhafi spokesman claims battles still being won

TRIPOLI—Moammar Gadhafi’s troops have won several battles in the past few days against the country’s new authorities, his spokesman said Sunday.

“We have won several battles against the NATO collaborators and managed to push them out of Bani Walid and Sirte”, two remaining Gadhafi strongholds, Mussa Ibrahim told Syria-based Arrai television channel by telephone.

“In spite of deadly NATO strikes our forces resist and our fighters pursue their fight because we are involved in a battle for dignity and against the forces of evil,” he added.

Ibrahim said he was confident that the capital Tripoli would be “reconquered”.

“We will be back in all towns and cities that have been occupied by the NATO mercenaries. We promise you that we will bury the colonialist project targeting the Arab people.”

“Our mujahideen have captured French, British and one Qatari mercenaries,” he added.

Ibrahim had warned earlier that the Libyan visit of British Prime Minister David Cameron and French President Nicolas Sarkozy on Thursday marked the start of the “colonisation” of the oil-rich country.

The two leaders, whose forces spearheaded the NATO air raids that helped topple Gadhafi, were hailed as heroes during their visit to Tripoli and the eastern city of Benghazi.