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Much resistance today it would seem in the east. however, a different situation in the west? >> reporter: well, that's right. in the west they are -- the main problem in the west is that gadhafi is desperate to take that town of misrata. the only rebel-held town, his forces have been trying to encircle it, squeeze it off, cut off water from the people of misrata for about two or three weeks now. it really intensifies the fight, moving tanks and troops from the west along the coast. that's not far. and then from the east mortar rounds and artillery rounds fired constantly. now, there were -- th...

Air strikes and take out tanks or troops yesterday. simply the sound of the airplanes seemed to have the positive effect on the ground and stop the shelling. but again, it's cat and mouse today. it's a fluid situation. both the rebels and pockets of pro-gadhafi forces are in misrata. so what looks like is happening is that in the east you've got gadhafi now probably trying to buin o consolidate his rule there. misrata is really the only major town that's not in his control. even pulling back troops from places like brega and ajdabiya to continue the fight in misrata. what looks like we're goin...

>> yeah. but, colonel, with our technology, with our satellite technology, with our precision accuracy of the cruz missiles and the stealth capability that we have, this has got to be viewed as a serious blow, is it not, strategically, to gadhafi's army? >> it certainly is. and it will prevent them from making any further advances on the rebels, but in order for the rebels to take back what they have already lost, it means that even with the no fly zone the rebels are going to have to get, a, a lot better than they are and, b, are going to have to become aggressive at attacking gadhafi's force...