Negotiations for the surrender of Moamer Gadhafi’s forces in the town of Bani Walid have failed and will not resume

Negotiations for the surrender of Moamer Gadhafi's forces in the town of Bani Walid have failed and will not resume, the chief negotiator for the National Transitional Council said Sunday.

"They (Gaddafi's negotiating team) demanded that the revolutionaries enter Bani Walid without their weapons," said Abdullah Kenshil, a Bani Walid native. "I am leaving the military commander to resolve the problem," Abdullah Kenshil said when asked if an attack would now be launched on the town southeast of Tripoli where one of Gaddafi's sons is reputed to be hiding.

Libyan fighters say loyalists of Gaddafi in his bastion are a small but heavily armed minority group that stokes fear to keep other people in the town from surrendering.

Negotiations with tribal leaders in the besieged town of Bani Walid started several days ago with the aim of capturing the town without bloodshed.

Revolutionary forces say they are now waiting for a green light from their leadership to launch a final attack on the town.

The interim leadership has announced a temporary truce until September 10 for forces in Bani Walid as well as in Gaddafi's hometown of Sirt to lay down their arms.