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A surface-to-air missile. that had been taken off. anti-aircraft guns dug in at the side of the road and small missiles taken outside of the military bases and hidden with erators under trees. so his defenses against aircraft arent entirely destroyed so far, sanjay. >> sounds like theyre a bit mobile, as well. arwa, because of the heavy fighting, many civilians have been forced to flee abdijaya. you went to see some of the refugees who have been able to find shelter. i want to play a little bit ...

Anti-aircraft equipment around. anti-aircraft guns dug in at the side of the road and small missiles taken outside of the military bases and hidden with operators under trees. so his defenses against aircraft arent entirely destroyed so far, sanjay. >> sounds like theyre a bit mobile, as well. arwa, because of the heavy fighting, many civilians have been forced to flee abdijaya. you went to see some of the refugees who have been able to find shelter. i want to play a little bit of what you saw t...

Also we saw evidence of how gadhafi is moving his anti-aircraft equipment around. anti-aircraft guns dug in at the side of the road and small missiles taken outside of the military bases and hidden with operators under trees. so his defenses against aircraft arent entirely destroyed so far, sanjay. >> sounds like theyre a bit mobile, as well. arwa, because of the heavy fighting, many civilians have been forced to flee abdijaya. you went to see some of the refugees who have been able to find shel...

Us how gadhafis troops were calling on civilians to come out insisting it was safe and then firing on them when they tried to leave their homes. very disturbing stories coming out of abdijaya, sanjay. >> it sounds just awful to watch. arwa, you can see from the images there, but what is morale overall from the people youve been talking to? do they have any confidence that gadhafi and his forces can be defeated? >> reporter: theyre living out there, theres very little water, theres no electricity...

To leave their homes. very disturbing stories coming out of abdijaya, sanjay. >> it sounds just awful to watch. arwa, you can see from the images there, but what is morale overall from the people youve been talking to? do they have any confidence that gadhafi and his forces can be defeated? >> reporter: theyre living out there, theres very little water, theres no electricity. the conditions are visibly very difficult. theyre relying on handouts being brought down by volunteers from benghazi. yet...

Would be put into the battle or go into the battle on gadhafis side. so what were hearing him do, and what we see some evidence of him doing could have a significant impact if the fighting escalates. >> nic, can you give any sense at weeks end now, are gadhafi or his troops any closer to relinquishing power? is it a stalemate? does one side or the other have an advantage here? >> it seems in the town of misurata that at least the coalitions bombing campaign there has had an impact on gadhafis fo...

Is it a stalemate? does one side or the other have an advantage here? >> it seems in the town of misurata that at least the coalitions bombing campaign there has had an impact on gadhafis forces and the fighting isnt as intense as how opposition members reported it at the beginning of the week. but it does seem that abdijaya in the east is a red line for gadhafis government. hes not prepared to pull out of this important strategic oil and gas city. so it does seem that his forces remain dug in, ...

Significant impact if the fighting escalates, if it comes closer towards the capital in some of these areas where the tribes have been armed. >> nic, can you give any sense at weeks end now, are gadhafi or his troops any closer to relinquishing power? is it a stalemate? does one side or the other have an advantage here? >> reporter: it seems in the town of misurata that at least the coalitions bombing campaign there has had an impact on gadhafis forces and the fighting isnt as intense as how opp...

The objective in libya is, and the united states role in it. u.s. officials have been saying that members of gadhafis inner circle have been reaching out to the united states and arab states and today the u.s. ambassador to libya said its still not clear what they want. heres exactly what he said. >> its clear that the regime is reaching out to several possible mediators to try to get a message across. im not exactly sure what the message is, but it clearly indicates, i think at least some kind ...

Circle have been reaching out to the united states and arab states and today the u.s. ambassador to libya said its still not clear what they want. heres exactly what he said. >> its clear that the regime is reaching out to several possible mediators to try to get a message across. im not exactly sure what the message is, but it clearly indicates, i think at least some kind of desperation i think at this point. >> meanwhile, fierce fighting continues in abdijaya. refugees streaming out of the cit...