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The main sort of headquarters in tripoli. nato has pounded it for months now and what we think, we had people here at the hotel who acted as security personnel for us, up until yesterday, when they melted away, and we think what has happened is that a lot of people have gone from inside tripoli and gone back to their base to defend it and what has happened is a repeat of when they rebels made early gains and the muammar qaddafi camp fortified positions like the main square, took up sniper positions and fought back hard and vigorously and we think that is happening now. >>shepard: our producer,...

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Away. after the explosion's antiaircraft fire from mobile units all around this city, shepard. >> shepard: where is qaddafi? do we know? >> >> we haven't seen him on television since friday. since then he has been getting messages by telephone read out over state television. is he promising a long war. a long war that the u.s. and its allies will use. it's likely he is still held up somewhere here in the capital. that's his strong hold. shepard? >> shepard: any signs of unrest there in the capital? >> the last protest here was more than two weeks ago. it was put down with a great deal of force...

Mission to eliminate moammar gadhafi from attacking his own people. >> multiple air and missile strikes hit libyan military targets since the operation began 24 hours ago. u.s. joint chiefs of staff chairman admiral mike mullin said most of gadhafi's air defense systems and airfields have been taken out. libyan ground forces have been hit and a no-fly zone is in effect. gadhafi called the coalition nations "the new nazis" and he is vowing to fight back. >> we will be victorious. we will achieve victory on behalf of the people. we have allah with us. you have the devil on your side. [ gunfire ]...

Crackdown, a businessman has sent us video of what he says is qaddafi loyalists shooting innocent bystanders after morning prayers today. >>shepard: we are told thousands of demonstrators poured into the streets of tripoli, and with them, some members of the security forces, and reports to us indicate that qaddafi's forces may already have killed thousands of libyans. but libyan state tv channel has denied that. with us from inside tripoli is a man we are going to call ali.