doesn t mean that the overall situation is solved. there is still the problem of getting through the chick points. this is the logistics of this situation, why there was a massive scram tobl do this in a couple of days. we are talking about a cable that was sent in july. i was in kabul on july 13th. on that day i interviewed general frank mckenzie and i say what are some of the concerns. he was concerned about the on-going taliban offensive. he said the taliban were already
stand their ground. anti-government fighters have the upper hand in the east while the government is in control of the capital. here is a look at strategic points around the country. government and rebel forces are controlling ajdabiya and al brega. gadhafi is controlling sabrata b officials escorted our knick robertson on a tour of western towns that are loyal to gadhafi. reporter: roadside searches for those fleeing the country. people have gone through these chick points talk about having their cell phones taken away, sim cards destroyed. the remnants of foens here.
more. dominic. reporter: let me give you an update on the figures we have from our ministry of the interior. 90 killed and 180 wounded a catastrophic day here in iraq without a shadow of a doubt. throughout the day blast after blast in baghdad, the city of fallujah in the west and two cities in the south. we ve heard in the past few minutes there maybe as many as three attacks this evening in the city of basra, attacking an evening market, some 15 people dead there, and 50 wounded, that city in curfew and parts of baghdad very much locked down tonight. today violence started early in the capitol with a series of drive by shootings at chick points. also car bombs. around lunchtime there was a within car bomb on a textile factory. the people rushed to the scene, a suicide bomber appeared and blew himself up. 40 people killed in that attack,