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Buildings that have been heavily damaged or destroyed by gadhafi tanks and troops and running gun battles in the streets. we also saw what we believe to be a piece of construction equipment uparmored by gadhafi s forces to create sort of a bullet proof battering ram. take a look. this up armored caterpillar built by gadhafi s forces. this building was put up about a year ago, locals tell us. it was a strip mall of sorts. there was a clothing store, a sporting goods shop and electronics store. as you can see, all the glass has been blown out and the walls are pock marked with the fire from heavy caliber guns. this street, tripoli street, a main thoroughfare in and out of misrata. several miles have been reduced to rubble. shops, restaurants, even surrounding homes, heavily damaged or destroyed after weeks of fighting with gadhafi s ....
Their homes. gregg: nato is accusing libyan leader moammar gadhafi of using mosques and believe it or not, playgrounds as human shields. gadhafi vowing to defeat nato as the alliance continues bombing the capital. what started as a rebel uprising against gadhafi four months ago is now running low on support, money and resources. rick leventhal is streaming live from libya. gregg, we heard nato jets overhead within the last hour, also saw smoke rising from the horizon earlier this afternoon from a rocket attack that missed its mark. for the most part, misrata quiet this evening. we want to show you some video we shot earlier today on tripoli streets where the first fox team to be here in misrata and tripoli street is a main thorough fair in this city, which is the third largest. this street has been shattered by weeks of heavy fighting. you can see hundreds of ....
Thousands of casualties, his legs crushed. this has been the front line in the battle for misrata. i had a machine gun, he says, i started shooting but there was a guy up above i didn t see. he shot me in the arm. the tallest build innings misrata are along tripoli street. whoever controls these buildings owns the highest points. obviously a crucial advantage in any battlefield. both sides fought ruthlessly to gain that advantage. early on, gadhafi s fighters owned the high-rises, regime snipers hit on the hi hid on r floors and picked off fight other down below. last week, the rebel forces made up of untrained and unshakable fighters finally took control of tripoli street. they fenced in gadhafi s forces, then squeezed them. ....
The misrata fighters have given gadhafi a real beating over the last week. they ve kicked him out of the center of misrata. his forces are retreating, engulfing the city from the outside. they re cowardly shelling it constantly. the revolution fighters are making great gains, controlling and holding areas very well. gadhafi is on the retreat. he s running out fuel. he s running out of cash and now he s running out of fighting men as well. who s arming your side, who s arming the rebels? well, the interim international council have been calling to be allowed to buy arms. we have been getting some arms from arab countries like qatar? yes. it s no secret. the united nation for the first time sent a human rights delegation to tripoli to investigate the huge abuse of human rights. we ve been calling for this for weeks and weeks. the gadhafi regime did not allow ....
Us on the phone. what s the situation like there right now? christine, we re getting a first look at the damage, the destruction here in misrata, which has been the most brutal front in the war in libya and the front line and battle for misrata has been tripoli. this is a major thoroughfare that goes through the heart of town in misrata. [ inaudible ] but the fighting has laid waste of much of everything here. i m looking around me and i can t find a single building that s not either damaged or destroyed. some of the tallest buildings in misrata are along tripoli street. obviously whoever controls these tall buildings, owns the highest points in this city. it s an advantage in any battlefield. that s why both sides were desperately fighting for tripoli street and several days ago the rebels did finally seize control ....