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On the day and the battle over about 150 or 200-mile area. there is currently fighting still going on in brega, that important oil port, and even though the rebels have put up their best fighting force, it still looks like it's moving into gadhafi force's favor. they have created a crisis team. it's something they want to use, a group of individuals who will be reaching out and trying to consolidate and govern the parts of the country now that they control. and it is about a third of the country in the east. meanwhile, gadhafi forces have been pounding away at that last rebel stronghold here i...

Days, there have been some developments. the town of jihada which is 200 miles southbenghazi, and they say they were able to secure the airport in misrat a where they are securing right now, and they were able to take that airport from gadhafi forces, so there is a lot of celebration concerning that. they are focusing on misrata saying they believe that is a very, very important city, and without taking that over, they can't finish the job. so there is a lot of high hopes here shg, still it is an impass the country, and are not seeing the fighting in the places near benghazi, but more near mis...

Forgotten that a war is being waged. rebels have seized the airport. why is that so significant? >> reporter: well, it's the best news that the rebels and people of misrata have had for a while. there's been such sporadic aid and access. because if you remember, gadhafi forces threatened to mortar the dock at the port. that will provide them with a humanitarian corridor and a more focused and solid humanitarian access for about five days. there was no way for anyone to get in. a red cross ship managed to dock on monday but already we're into tuesday. if they can hold the airport, then they can...

Producing 1.8 million barrels a day and there was a sense now that is growing that people are beginning to blame nato rather than gadhafi for the desperations that they are living under. the fuel and food shortages, constant strikes. so this hope that was being held out that tripoli would unmask, rise up, is starting to seem a little distant. when we speak to some of the libyan government officials, they are feeling and sounding the most secure we've heard them for a while. you know, they seem to be thinking that this is really just a waiting game. and with the amount of money that nato is spe...

Them out, but why is that so significant that the rebels now have control of that airport. help us paint the bigger picture. >> it is the location partly. it is closer to tripoli, and every step they can get closer to tripoli, they believe is a big step. but the airport in particular, because the port was so heavily damaged, they are hoping that the airport can be used in time for bringing in more supplies, for bringing in more help and aid to the people there, and so significant if that can happen. we do know that there is a ship from the international red kros that has gotten into the port, ...