Libya's National Transitional Council says, it will announce a framework for the country's interim government within the next few days. A spokesman said the government will include 22 ministries and a deputy prime minister. Meanwhile, NTC fighters launched an assault on Friday on Sirte, the hometown of former leader Moammar Gadhafi. They bombarded the Mediterranean coastal town with heavy artillery in a repeated attempt to drive out Gadhafi loyalists. Provisional authority fighters are also battling loyalists in another bastion in the north – Bani Walid. Yesterday, Mr. Gadhafi's daughter released an audio recording in which she says her father is in high spirits and fighting alongside his supporters. The message was aired by Syria-based Arrai television. Aisha Gadhafi accused the country's new leaders of being traitors because some of them had been a part of the Gadhafi regime. Aisha, her mother and two brothers fled to Algeria in August as NTC fighters swept into Tripoli. The whereabouts of the former leader is still unknown.