Sahara convoy heads to Gadhafi townSTORY HIGHLIGHTSNEW: It is the first visit by the two leaders since Tripoli fellNEW: The two leaders were key players in the NATO bombing campaignFamilies fleeing Bani Walid complain about a shortage of water and foodHundreds of fighters are reinforcing troops outside three Gadhafi strongholds Tripoli, Libya (CNN) -- French President Nicolas Sarkozy and British Prime Minister David Cameron arrived in Tripoli on Thursday to meet with Libya's new interim leaders. The leaders will meet with National Transitional Council head Mustafa Abdul Jalil and Mahmoud Jibril, chairman and head of international affairs of the NTC. It was the first visit by the two leaders to Tripoli since the city fell, and they arrived under heavy security. The two leaders were key players in the NATO bombing campaign that aided the NTC in toppling Gadhafi. Their visit came as families fled Bani Walid, one of Gadhafi's last strongholds, ahead of a Thursday night deadline to leave the besieged city. Libya's interim leaders gave residents in Bani Walid a 48-hour notice to leave as it dispatched hundreds of fighters to reinforce troops struggling to take the loyalist stronghold. Fighters were regrouping on the outskirts of Bani Walid -- one of three cities firmly in the hands of Gadhafi loyalists -- after encountering stiff resistance during a weekend assault. The fighting began after weeks of negotiations to surrender the city broke down.
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