Ultimatum For Gadhafi Forces: Surrender In 4 Days -- MSNBC
Rebels say they're holding off on assault of colonel's hometown, Sirte
TRIPOLI/BENGHAZI — Libya's interim leader gave forces loyal to deposed ruler Moammar Gadhafi a four-day deadline on Tuesday to surrender towns they still control or face a bloody end to a war that the new leadership said has so far killed 50,000 people.
Anti-Gadhafi forces have converged on Sirte from east and west, but have stopped short of an all-out assault in hopes of arranging a negotiated surrender of Gadhafi's birth-place.
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