concerned that the libyan government will strike back, will possibly, they're worried, drop paratroopers into this area, may launch more air strikes on to the eastern part of the country. so there's a good deal of excitement that they've been able to kick gadhafi's forces out of this part of the country. but there's a profound concern that they don't have firm control of the situation on the ground yet. piers? >> ben, we've been following you, obviously, around the middle east as this crisis has developed egypt to now into libya. the key difference to me here is that you are looking at a regime that has made it clear publicly they are going to get as bloody as it takes to maintain their power. and we could see a different situation to the one we saw in egypt, couldn't we? >> reporter: absolutely. and this is what libyans will tell you.