Libyan television said on Thursday that forces loyal to leader Moimmer Gaddafi had wrested control of Misrata, one of the last rebel-held bastion, and were "purging" it of insurgents.
"The armed forces are in control of the city of Misrata. It is now being purged of the terrorist gangs," Allibya television reported.
Gaddafi had pledged in comments broadcast by state television late Wednesday that his forces would recapture Misrata, the country's third city located 200 kilometres (125 miles) east of Tripoli, in a "decisive battle."
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