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every part of government there? >> reporter: we just returned a few hundred yards away from gadhafi's compound. there is the still an active battle going on in that area. gadhafi's loyalists, it's unclear how many there are are firing out of his compound with mortars and tanks. we heard small arm fire. the rebels in the area are very fully equipped. some of them were carrying knives. we saw one rebel carrying a spear gun, another with an ax. they have some small weapons plus artillery or rockets that we've seen some rebels with in other places. so the fighting does continue. it seems...
a break in fighting to negotiate. >> each side is terrified of the orside. so let's suspend all military operations, all violence right now. >> nbc news chief foreign correspondent richard engel is in tripoli right now. he's on the phone with us. where do we stand in terms of the rebels taking control of every part of government there? >> reporter: we just returned a few hundred yards away from gadhafi's compound. there is the still an active battle going on in that area. gadhafi's loyalists, it's unclear how many there are are firing out of his compound with mortars and tanks. we he...