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It's frustrating for those of us on the outside, just watching it and it seems like nothing is happening. from your vantage point, what do you hear when you hear that woman? >> reporter: well, i mean, what we're hearing is that people here are definitely doing all they can to support their brothers and sisters in western libya. they are trying to put together a defense. they are in close contact with people in the western part of the country. for instance, they're contacting tribal leaders, trying to convince them that this is a sinking regime, and there's no point in going down with it. they'...

Convince them that this is a sinking regime, and there's no point in going down with it. they've even been in contact with gadhafi's tribe itself, explaining to them that they have no problems, no qualms with the tribe. they just need to get rid of colonel moammar gadhafi. we know that they are trying to beef up their forces in the eastern part of the country. primarily in the defense that moammar gadhafi launches a counteroffensive. but they are trying to coordinate with the towns and villages in the west that have successfully driven out gadhafi's forces. so the outside world may be sitting ...

They are in close contact with people in the western part of the country. for instance, they're contacting tribal leaders, trying to convince them that this is a sinking regime, and there's no point in going down with it. they've even been in contact with gadhafi's tribe itself, explaining to them that they have no problems, no qualms with the tribe. they just need to get rid of colonel moammar gadhafi. we know that they are trying to beef up their forces in the eastern part of the country. primarily in the defense that moammar gadhafi launches a counteroffensive.