they said it was about the tunisian economy. this was interference. >> 200 kilometers to the north, another crossing point, it is a different story. the territory on the other side of the border is still in the hands of gaddafi forces. every day, hundreds of trucks pass unhindered into libya, bringing wheat, milk, coffee, and other staples, subsidized by the tunisian government. >> we have heard the dictator gaddafi sent someone to tunisia. soon after, we were forbidden from bringing food and fuel across. it is a big problem for us. especially now, during ramadan. we cannot get any vegetables, milk, or dates. >> today, ali is allowed to take his supplies to sell in libya. but the only fuel he can take is what goes into the tank of his pickup truck. >> meanwhile, syria continues its crackdown on pro-democracy protests. the secular government and the military have made no allowances for fasting. activists have also shown their determination to continue agitating against the regime. for them, ramadan is a time of prayer and protest

there have been any any deaths among the among the libyan attackers we do know that none of the tunisian border guards have suffered now you have to remember that it was in tunisia where the events of the so-called arab spring have started transfer to transpire this year with the i'll sing off the tunisian president and the rest which started in tunisia has essentially been caught like a fever throughout the middle east and the north africa and the result is that what we are seeing in capital right now now back then in the spring of this year thousands were fleeing from tunisia to europe in order to escape the mayhem which was going on here and now a similar situation is happening to libya but now libyans are fleeing over the border with tunisia into tunisia and of course what we could be witnessing is yet another human catastrophe in the region with thousands of refugees trying to escape from me which is ruling today and libya pouring into tunisia and we probably may be facing another humanitarian catastrophe as those refugees are being dispersed throughout. tunisia at the same time of

the so-called arab spring have started transfer to transpire and this year with the ousting of the tunisian president and the unrest which started in tunisia has essentially been caught like a fever throughout the middle east and northern africa and the result is that what we are seeing in the bin capsule right now now back in the spring of this year thousands were fleeing from tunisia to europe in order to escape the mayhem which was going on here and now a similar situation is happening to libya but now libyans are fleeing thought over the border with tunisia into tunisia and of course what we could be witnessing is in another human catastrophe in the region with thousands of refugees trying to escape to me how of course we do not know whether or not those refugees will try and make their way into europe which dealt with that crisis and now may be facing another one with the ongoing clashes in libya. i don't just remind you we've got extensive coverage of the situation in tripoli on web site but over here what you've got the latest video analysis and opinion you can also get up to the min

violent clashes have been reported along the tunisian libyan border over the weekend it all started on friday when local resident has reported that near the town of dues reportedly several vehicles with the license plate carrying arms men have been spotted afterwards clashes have been erupting throughout the weekend between of the tunisian border patrol and believe in men we cannot talk with certainty about their identity now you have to remember that it was in tunisia where the vents of the so-called arab spring have started trends to transpire this year with the i'll sing off the tunisian president and the unrest which started in tunisia has essentially been caught like a fever throughout the middle east and northern africa and the result is that what we are seeing in capital right now now back in the spring of this year are thousands were fleeing from tunisia to europe in order to escape the mayhem which was going on here and now a similar situation is happening to libya but now libyans are fleeing thought over the border with tunisia into tunisia and of course what we could be witn

of the so-called arab spring have started transfer to transpire this year with the ousting of the tunisian president and the unrest which started in tunisia has essentially been caught like a fever throughout the middle east and north africa and the result is that what we are seeing in. right now now back in the spring of this year thousands were fleeing from tunisia to europe in order to escape the mayhem which was going on here and now a similar situation is happening to libya broad's now libyans are fleeing over the border with tunisia into tunisia and of course what we could be witnessing is yet another human catastrophe in the region with thousands of refugees trying to escape to me of course we do not know whether or not those refugees will try and make their way into your wish to live with that crisis and now may be facing another one with the ongoing clashes in libya former u.s. diplomat in libya john graham says even if the rebels take over their old barely be a hint of democracy in libya. but there is so little civil society in libya there are so few and so democratic institution

amongst the rebels there are many factions islamist tunisian people. if you. are sick and many chiefs of these groups of rebels are from a politicians with gadhafi and then they completely change their face the winter with the wind as they say anything i think corrupt politician. it will make it happy personally on a number of occasions three business connections in a month the gay sure turn from a. fact finding trip to libya with a handwritten letter she says is written by get updates about skating in it he allegedly says he was surprised by your decision to join the coalition against libya especially after we signed a friendship and cooperation between us he cites the cittie he's referring to he was tight just two months before the libyan uprising the letter goes on. why did you join our enemies without any to mattick dialogue or investigation gainey now seems to be making the friends that maybe the final chapter of the many conflicts will continue i would there to see. if you start a new season for which he's among the rebels so there is no such. consensus

amongst the rebels there are many factions islamist tunisian people. it's just organized and chaotic and many of these groups of rebels are from the politicians that before were with gadhafi and then they completely changed their face they went with the wind as they send it to me i think they are corrupt politicians. of all met gadhafi personally on a number of occasions three business connections less than a month ago she returned from a fact finding. to libya with a handwritten letter she says was written by gadhafi to bella's gain a in it he allegedly says he was surprised by a decision to join the coalition against libya especially after we signed a friendship and cooperation treaty between our two sides the treaty he's referring to he was signed just two months before the libyan uprising the letter gaze on to ask why did you join our enemies without any to mattick dialogue or investigation ballasts gainey now seems to be making the friends the waltz that may be the final shot to take death a many things the conflict will continue i would dare to s

arena glasgow reporting there from the tunisian border with libya and across the atlantic president obama said despite the rebel advance into tripoli the outcome of the main battle remains fluid and he's going to try to count has more from washington d.c. . washington a key player in the fight for tripoli says they are in close contact with the rebels leadership and that the u.s. will support a peaceful transition to democracy president obama while on vacation has made this statement this monday in the wake of dramatic developments in tripoli over the weekend that were really far from peaceful again he was talking about what a terrible dictator could outfit was what a great job nato has done he called for the levy is to support the transitional national council that's a body that's heavily backed by western allies as we know he once again said that billions of dollars in frozen leave in assets will go to the council to help them restore order in the country that's been torn apart by the civil war but before the rebels made made it to the central square in tripoli to celebrate the city's e

. >> we have more from the tunisian border with libya. >> there are three locations where they are holding off and there is heavy fighting. the rebels control most of the city but one of the warring developments is in the last hours in more than one location, around the entrance to a city, snipers appeared. if a position a few people in specific places, they can terrorize this cityfor quite a long te. >> as we reassess loyalists fighting capacity, is there any idea how long that they can keep the counter attacks up? >> no, that is not clear. if they go with some kind of guerrilla attack, that my last for quite a while. it would be easy for the rebels to flesh out some of the areas where they're holding territory because they kind of go into this scurrilous attack and it would be much more difficult. -- go into this guerrilla attack and it would be much more difficult. >> what do you think about this bounty? will it lead to his capture? >> there is speculation going on on where he is. there might be a trader in his ranks. >> can the rebels declared victory as long as gaddafi and his sons an

rebels will not be able to do a good job after gadhafi among them there are many groups minimalists tunisian people that i don't know why they are there al-qaeda rebels from libya the just you want to change but there is too much disorganization to make a good job it is the people we interviewed were very afraid to imagine that the rebels could take power because they think that they are not able to govern the country or to take control in a proper way the chiefs of these groups of rebels are expletives. former politicians that's before while with gadhafi and then they completely changed their fate they went with the wind as they say in italy where there are concerns all the monks the rebels now while there are many ex politicians of the city taking off their uniforms joining the rebels and living to fight another day i think of a corrupt politician as well and this was also demonstrated as the chief of the rebels was cute at the order of the leader of the rebels we've seen many times that these rebels are making criminal acts for example they've taken we've been soldiers and killed them by

president and forces opposition fighters and now fall to control the highway linking tripoli to the tunisian border the conflicts been raging for six months and thousands of lives have been lost despite nato intervention so come to children who recently returned from a monitoring mission in libya says some nato members libyan oil is proving a massive temptation. this whole nato aggression on libya it's looking increasingly embarrassing for the nato countries so it's not just a question of recognizing the council in benghazi actually i think it's quite clear now it's a race for nato not only to save its own face in trying to extricate itself out of the mess that they've put themselves into but also it's a race to who's going to be the first to kiss good after his hand because now with it's only about the default in the eurozone and even the president united states i mean this incredible historic times we're living in warning that the dollar could default well those billions off of oil contracts from libya and investments could could come in very handy especially for someone like berlusconi in

have flooded the streets of tripoli trying to hunt down khadafy what we saw while driving from the tunisian libyan border to the capital tripoli differs a lot from what we used to see here in june and july when the western part of the country had been controlled by kentucky's forces new leaders flags. waving everywhere and all the buildings all the walls covered with profit is saying in arabic english and french are welcome to new libya welcome to freely via meanwhile reminders of the recent battles everywhere we've seen many bands and tanks burned cars actually we've also got a feeling that the rebels are the only people left in the because of the cities we've been driving through loot abandoned and to like go to cities and the rebels are now facing many many problems. litter is the rebels have repeatedly been talking about elections and constitution changes but actually that's that's not easy because if there is a huge problem in the structure this country is home to at least two thousand tribes and financial problems because the country's economy is structured. have been badly affected f

before an imprint on centrally what was before the rebellion like the egyptian rebellion or the tunisian rebellion. british m.p. barry gardener from the main opposition labor party that's helping the rebels that their ground assault went way beyond the terms of the un resolution only there and you can watch the full interview with him an hour's time but he is. it was very clear in the original un resolution it was very clear for our prime minister spoke in parliament here that there would be no occupation force one of the things that troubled me all was this ambivalence as to whether there should be troops on the ground as the rebels were going into tripoli we. go left go they go left these instructions being yelled out by obviously british soldiers british personnel who were leading battle vans group now that i think it's where we've overstepped the line. meanwhile in syria violence continued throughout the weekend with accidents claiming at least five people were killed arab league members. of the bloodshed an official statement it was rejected in damascus where it was described as a v

have flooded the streets of tripoli trying to hunt down khadafy what we saw while driving from the tunisian libyan border to the capital tripoli differs a lot from what we used to see here in june and july when the western part of the country had been controlled by cut off his forces new leaders flags. waving everywhere and all the buildings all the walls covered with graffiti say in arabic english and. range the welcome to new libya welcome to freely meanwhile remind us of the recent battles everywhere we've seen many tanks burned cars actually we've also got a feeling that the rebels are the only people left in legal recourse that the cities we've been driving through looked abandoned empty like go cities. meanwhile the pentagon says it's monitoring libyan sites containing stockpiles of chemical weapons but cannot guarantee the arsenals will end up in the right hands it's thought they include tons of mustard gas and raw uranium and reports that's causing concern with some rebel factions said to have been infiltrated by islamic extremists. tripoli a city in chaos there's constant gunfire b

have flooded the streets of tripoli trying to hand down qaddafi what we saw while driving from the tunisian libyan border to the capital tripoli differs a lot from what we used to see here in june and july when the western part of the country had been controlled by cut off his forces new leaders flags. waving everywhere and all the buildings all the walls covered with graffiti. in arabic english and french are welcome to new libya welcome to freely meanwhile reminders of the recent battles everywhere we've seen many bands and tanks burned cars actually we've also got a feeling that the rebels are the only people left in legal recourse that the cities we've been driving through looked abandoned am to like ghost cities. meanwhile the u.s. is trying to dispel fears that libya's role nuclear material and deadly chemical stockpile could find its way into the wrong hands aside from mustard gas and you read any of their reports of the price of rockets in the region falling suggesting that some of conduct his arsenal may already be reaching the black market. and that report is fueling concern about

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have flooded the streets of tripoli trying to hand down qaddafi what we saw while driving from the tunisian libyan border to the capital tripoli differs a lot from what we used to see here june and july when the western part of the country had been controlled by kentucky's forces new leaders flags. waving everywhere and all the buildings all the walls covered with crappy cheese say in arabic english and french are welcome to new libya welcome to freely meanwhile remind us of the recent battles everywhere we've seen many hang spurns cars actually we've also got a feeling that the rebels are the only people left in most of these cities we've been driving through loot vans and empty lego cities. that was very international reporting from syria meanwhile the race for libya's vast oil wells is gathering momentum states who work together during massive nato airstrikes are now working against each other in a battle to secure a look at energy contracts that is already sarah ferguson ports and it's led to fears that a near regime in libya could easily slide into corruption. half a billion dollars fr