Demonstrators in Tripoli showing extraordinary bravery today. Some of the reports suggest that protesters are able to assemble in the eastern suburb of Tajoura, indicating that Qaddafi no longer has the manpower to really dominate his own capital. Some marchers appear to have been met by troops who shot to kill, others by troops who fired in the air. Al Jazeera reports that Mitiga airbase, the major military airbase in the capital, was overrun by demonstrators with help from air force officers. They sabotaged planes, but did not attempt to hold the base. This again indicates that regime forces are stretched thin.
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