TRIPOLI/BENGHAZI (Reuters) – Loyal followers of Muammar Gaddafi are refusing to surrender to those who have forced him into hiding, raising the prospect of new fighting in Libya when an ultimatum expires after this week’s Eid holiday.
Keen to consolidate its grip and relief hardships after six months of war, the new ruling council won a $1.55 billion cash injection when the U.N. Sanctions Committee released banknotes frozen in Britain in accounts once controlled by Gaddafi. And Libya may start pumping oil again in days, its leadership said.
In the capital, which fell to Western-backed rebels a week ago, people celebrated the end of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, mostly with delight at the end of 42 year’s of one-man rule, even if shortages, cuts in water supplies and the hunt for diehard Gaddafi supporters kept festivities somewhat muted.
As darkness fell, the gunfire was, for a change, mostly in celebration, along
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