along with the desert town of bani walid, sirte remains beyond the control of libya’s interim rulers, who said they would announce a “crisis” government with a few days, signalling a breaking through in efforts to form a more inclusive administration after the war that ousted gaddafi. the ntc fighters on the road to sirte said on saturday they had halted their advance while nato launched cairan strikes on the town. on friday, an eyewitness on the western edges of sirte saw dozens of cars with civilians leaving the town. fleeing residents said there was shooting across the city and that fighters setia to the former leader did titinada want people to leave. interim government fighters near sirte and residents fleeing the city said pro-gaddafi forces had been executing people suspected of sympathising with the ntc.