in a moment, daniel griffith reports how this affects qaddafi's grip on power. first another report from the rebel front line, the eastern oil port. >> anti-qaddafi forces bursting this morning. two government vehicles ablaze on the outskirts of brega. this is close to the front line and these two cars with the heavy machine guns mounted on the back were reportedly hit in a nato air strike. live ammunition lay everywhere as rebel forces hoping to advance towards the oil town of brega cleared the road. but there were quickly forced back in dramatic fashion. heavy fighting erupted at the road junction near the entrance of the city. dozens of rockets and shells landed perilously close to our position, forcing us and the rebel army into retreat. this is still a largely ill disciplined and poorly equipped rebel army. again and again they were forced backwards towards the relative safety. in the rebel controlled city of benghazi, efforts are being made to train and equip the ragtag rebel army. without the protected cover of nato air strikes which are less frequent tha

daniel griffith, "bbc news." >> outattara is a resident of abidjan.e told me there has been heavy gunfire in the city for most of the day. >> during the entire day it was like a nightmare. huge bomb blasts and gunshots, heavy machine guns, and i have heard about two dead bodies not far from me right now. >> were you able to leave your house at all? when was the last time you were able to leave? >> the curfew is from 6:00 a.m. to noon. i went out about 8:00 a.m. and a half hour before the end of the curfew i had to rush back home because there are gunshots. >> and presumably you don't feel safe when you go out, about but you have to so you can get food and water to live? >> yes. i am lucky because we have water. it is really difficult to get food right now. pricing are hiking, there is no more money or supplies. >> the militias on both sides, do they target civilians, or are they just fighting each other? >> i think the pro-gbagbo militias target civilians in the fighting. i also had a member of my family who was dead because a grenade was thrown in th

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