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In libya this morning, with the help of allied tanks bombing opposition tanks, rebels took over the city of ajda by-ya. now, despite this, the u.s. ambassador to libya has cautioned america is not directly backing the rebels. >> there are visions of what a future libya would look like and it has all the right elements in the in terms of human rights, in terms of women's rights, in terms of equal participation. it was really a very, very good document. so from what we know and what we've seen over the past month, i think they're off to a good start. that is not to say that we know everything ab...

Gadhafi forces were said to have used mortar and machine gun fire. watch. [ gunfire ] again, we cannot independently verify exactly when this video was taken. one witness we spoke with said what happened was indescribable. a local doctor reporting 15 dead and upwards of 200 wounded. there's a river of blood, he says, running through his hospital. the regime saying they have recaptured the city. the exact word they used was liberated. which, again, we cannot confirm. according to the gadhafi regime, the libyan people are all behind him. but are being held hostage by a small number of al qaeda t...

That town, 31 opposition tanks and 45 artillery pieces. you see in the videos over the past few days, sticks and rocks and light webry in the desert but 31 opposition tanks and 45 artillery pieces? that is the government's claim. they also say they did not want bloodsh bloodshed. in tripoli government forces launched fire on the streets. remember all week the regime has been calling tripoli calm, painting over any anti-government low slogans and sponsors pro-government rallies, not allowing reporters where they were operating. people who live there are also telling us gadhafi forces have been ...

However, we are surrounded by three areas, the east, the west and the south. >> the libyan government, gadhafi's government is saying that they captured in zawia, they captured 31 opposition tanks and 45 artillery pieces. did you have 31 tanks? >> no, we don't have 31 tanks. we barely each have four. >> so you're saying they're not telling the truth? >> that's all they say is lies, lies, lies. his first speech was a lie, his spekd seech was a lie, his third speech was a lie. >> is gadhafi's forces, are they now in control of zawia? >> they haven't been in control and they never were in control...

You've seen the videos from zawia. you see sticks and rocks and some light weaponry, but 31 opposition tanks in zawia and 45 artillery pieces? that is the government's claim. they also say they did not want bloodshed. in tripoli, government forces launched tear gas and fired on the streets. remember, all week the regime has been calling tripoli calm, painting over anti-government slogans and sponsoring pro-government rallies. not allowing reporters to go out to areas where anti-government protesters were operating. people were kelling us gadhafi forces have been going door to door, rounding up...