know the statement by hillary clinton she said that none fison own should be initiated by the united nations it should be under a u.n. mandate and it shouldn't be the operation shouldn't be led by the united states do you agree is this a wise thing to do and the side of washington well. the president of the general assembly and can only add that it's in any case not a decision that belongs to the general assembly if there is a mandate to be given it will be the security council and three business action. ok let's talk about the situation with the refugees as far as i understand the today we have almost one hundred thousand refugees that have crossed into tunisia since the uprising in libya began and then seventy five thousand have gone. the other way they're going to egypt does the international community have a plan to do something to help these people because this can be this can be a very serious humanitarian situation is it i would say this is a more immediate issue even. humanitarian one and there are we have different levels of intervention for us it's the secretary general who is in c

let's speak with mat walls of the united nations in new york.ome are saying that it may be too late. >> yes, exactly. i think the feeling here tonight is that, since the four british and the french and the americans forced the hand of the u.n. security council, they dared them to veto this resolution. of course, we do have 10 in favor out of 15, but there were five key extensions. they have grave doubts as to exactly how to consider this resolution, this use of force. you have to go back to 1991, to the gulf war, to get a resolution that had this much opower in it. there are already those who are saying, if you look at the position of germany, for example, there is not enough detail in this resolution to guarantee the desired affect to protect individuals. >> do you have more details of what is in the resolution apart from the no-fly zone? >> yes. it is calling for an immediate cessation of hostilities by the gaddafi forces. it is calling for an immediate ban on all libyan-owned air force around the country. to some degree, there is a great sens

last night the united nations security council agreed that resolution. immediate establishment of a ceasefire and a complete end to violence and all attacks against, and abuses of, civilians." it establishes "a ban on all flights" in the airspace of the -- of libya in order to help protect civilians" and authorizes member states to take "all necessary measures to enforce compliance with the ban." crucially, it says this in paragraph four. it also "authorizes member states, acting nationally or through regional organizations and or arrangements, and acting in co-operation with the secretary general, to take all necessary measures, to protect civilians and civilian populated areas under threat of attack, including benghazi." mr. speaker, the resolution both authorizes and sets the limits of our action. specifically, it excludes an occupation force of any form, on any part of libyan territory, which was a clear agreement between all the sponsors of the resolution, including the uk, and of course, also the arab league. i absolutely believe this is the right

office not situated but situated in cairo because there are problems accessing libya itself for united nations organization we have been discussing the situation with refugees and migrants the humanitarian situation and mr minister holic of you have mentioned the nationals the migrants there lots the workers the people who were were living and working and living and now they're fully. well the non libyan refugees from rich countries have been helped out by their governments but the people from poor nations like for example bungler there were abandoned what's happening to them now are they able to return to their homeland. i cannot see that all of them have been returned by this issue of it turning over. nationals of asia and sub-saharan african countries has been addressed urgently the flights have been arranged by the office of the high commissioner for refugees and internationalization for migration maybe in the reverse order however some of them are still in the. areas close to the border on the egyptian side intermissions side and i would say that situation may be not as critical as it had

and i'm lucy kept enough in for alone now last night the united nations security council declared a no fly zone over libya with the weight of the united states behind the resolution so are we now witnessing the march to yet another war with a middle eastern country all in the name of a humanitarian crisis and then switching gears to the ongoing catastrophe in japan health concerns continue to rise up to the head of to tokyo power company admitted that the radiation could in fact be harmful to the public but the more we learn about this new nuclear crisis we have to ask could this whole situation have been prevented and then move over to the opera bird there could be a bright young beautiful female filling in your shoes going to tell you about the lead us through shell networking site and just why it may be so successful it could soon be facebook and then of course protests are planned for this weekend which our team will be covering to call out the united states over there on ethical treatment of private private bradley manning so as that is that as the case for the possible leaker con

and it's open ended so where we can where the united nations security what i'm saying is the people that are implementing it right now the united states and and primarily nato countries they can say there's no there's no deadline for us to achieve what we want to achieve so i mean the at this point the united states and nato are not satisfied with the outcome because it as we speak right now in things are changing very quickly in the country there's a stalemate right now i wouldn't call it quite a stalemate but i. certainly i haven't heard quite the triumphal language that you quoted at the beginning my understanding is is that commanders are speaking positively saying things are moving in the right direction they've certainly degraded could our fees defenses tremendously but that that that fulfilling the mission is really some some days or even weeks away in general i'm sort of a fan of ok but can i ask you what is the success what is success in your mind in this campaign what is success. success would be getting khadafi toppling that regime if we if we were to simply. whole hold off a

because today several countries have sent the notification to the secretary of the united nations that they are ready to take part in the military operations. >> rose: those countries are? >> the united states, united kingdom, france, canada, denmark is supposed to follow. we have been told also that norway, the arab united emirates qatar are coming. >> rose: all have said they're prepared to send military-- >> exactly, to take part in the military operation. so that will be a large coalition. >> rose: under whose command? >> that's one of the questions that we have to solve. i think on the french side, we some reluctance to see nato there. what is very striking, i should say, is that we have acted in the security council on-- at the request of the-- the ambassador of lebanon was talk ago which is really striking. it's not iraq revisited. that's a very important element. we have been always very keen on having the arabs on board. and it president sarkozy is organizing a summit, and there will be a lot of ministers of our states to show that it's not a western intervention against an ar

the united nations warns of a humanitarian crisis. united states is beefing up its military presence in the region, and in other news, the united nations suspends libya from the human rights council. >> below, i might emily. welcome to the program, broadcast to our viewers on pbs in america and elsewhere around the globe -- i am mike embley. drought in china as the country's economy steams ahead. can the water supply keep pace with the change. >> welcome to benghazi, libya's second-largest city. we have heard bursts of gunfire. there is still uncertainty here, mixed with a sense of celebration. this is still very much a divided country. colonel gaddafi is holding on, but even the capital is not under his control, as we have been finding out. >> gaddafi supporters were in town to wave off a convoy to benghazi. they say his authority will be restored. >> forever, forever. >> the power of the regime is concentrated in the capital. gaddafi has genuine support here. people would not be out on the streets like this if they thought there wasn

why did the united nations refuse colonel gaddafi's offer to talk about a ceasefire? it was not that long ago. >> the united nations wanted attacks on civilians to stop. there will be talks on friday. the african union headquarters. the un secretary general told me that at those talks there will be representatives from the rebels and the libyan government. there will be opportunities for those talks to happen. >> thank you very much indeed. away from libya, the syrian president has ordered the release of all people who have been detained during the recent unrest. the government says that they will look for a legitimate means to meet the demands of the protesters. >> shocking scenes on the streets. the troubles of the city at the center of a week of protests. demonstrators shot down by unseen and gunmen. these images were posted on social network sites. people in the city blamed the security forces for the killings. this protester's says, run, run. stay on the ground. do not move. nobody is lifting a finger. at least 45 people were killed. these figures cannot be verif

it is cold, wet, and miserable. >> the united nations general assembly has taken the unprecedented step of suspending libya from the united states human rights -- united nations human rights council. >> it was the human rights council in geneva that request that libya be suspended from the body. it was up to the general assembly here in new york to actually do so. the fact that it did is unprecedented. it deepens the international isolation fiji -- facing muammar gaddafi. it was carried without debate. representatives did stress that this is a temporary move. generally, this decision is being held as a strong one. sending a strong signal to colonel khadafy. -- gaddafi. >> john galleon note is accused of -- galliano is accused of making anti-semitic remarks. the houses of people and yemen have been on the streets of the capital for another date to demand for the resignation of their president. they're angry about the deaths of four people. >> the opposition said this was the biggest protests in yemen so far. thousands of demonstrators filled the streets of the capital, calling for the pr

says any decision to impose a no fly zone should be made by the united nations. rebels forced another onslaught as gadhafi's forces release more attacks. more details on the united about the decision of a no fly zone. our u.n. correspond cent in new york for us. >> the security council talked about a no fly zone but only generally as part of a broader talk. the emphasis is very much on contingency planning so we can move quickly if the need arise. we have to see if the increase in fighting and the government bombardment will have any impact on views here. at the moment we can expect opposition if the resolution gets to the security council. on the one hand you have countries opposed to any military intervention and the russians made themselves quite clear. on the other hand you know countries that are aware of backing one side of a civil war that could look like they are supporting regime change. there are african states that are quite weary about that. and even those countries that have been most aggressive about exploring the options of a no fly zone, such as b

they are mystified that the united nations cannot see that. >> what about the united nations? >> i hate the united nations. i hate britain. i hate france. i love libya. i love libya only. >> we are ready to give our lives for muammar gaddafi and for libya. >> the more intense fighting becomes, the more intense their loyalty to gaddafi. >> when they speak of the international community, they speak in different towns. >> the vote last night at the un has changed this conflict. it authorizes air strikes against ground troops, like these on the front lines, should they attack civilians. the libyan government does not want that, so, in contrast to what it says to the libyans, it said this today to the international community. >> therefore, libya has decided to have an immediate cease-fire, and the stoppage of all military operations. >> only yesterday, colonel gaddafi said his men were coming to benghazi. those who resisted would be shown "no mercy." has he changed his mind? president obama has spelled out what gaddafi must do to prove he is serious. >> he must got his troops from

. >> the united nations says the libyan government must declare a cease-fire or face of further action. fighting on the ground continues as forces loyal to the libyan leader bombarded mombasa. welcome to "bbc world news" in the u.k. and around the world. also ahead, syria offers reforms after bitter protests erupt into violence. mourners paid their last respects for elizabeth taylor. >>> after days of disagreement and confusion, nato has agreed to take control over enforcing the no-fly zone over libya. they said the mandates of the alliance would not extend beyond that and there would still be a separate coalition operation. if you hours ago, u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton said airplanes from the united arab emirates would be joining the no-fly zone. >> final preparations for these french pilots as they contemplate another mission over libya. france was at the forefront of the diplomatic flight to get a no flight -- a no-fly zone it installed, and now they're actively involved in maintaining it. while their mission is clear, who controls the international mission has been less

has a technique states nobody expects them to detect things it simply is it is approval by the united nations security council and there is a lot of failure to acknowledge that in the united states they know their military action would be illegal unless it's authorized by the united nations security council so that's the first fact that absolutely must be taking to account that means not just russia and china the permanent members of the council have to go again but the rest of the numbers of the council only india brazil and south africa i would chant insisting that any external military actually asked to conform to the nations charter and you know in addition to this. the next thing i think is really important is that you know there's been a lot of what secretary of defense gates called loose talk. the. this notion that the no fly zone is just kind of waving a magic wand and then you know the libyan government can't find anything and i think they're you know well threats that people are not prepared to carry out there's danger that they're counterproductive there's a danger if human courage

in all, all the members of the united nations security council are united in their determination to make the sanctions work and work as quickly as possible. the security council has not finished its business. it will continue to monitor the situation in libya quite closely. i will reiterate what the president said over the weekend. now is the time for colonel gaddafi to step aside to prevent further bloodshed, and to allow the libyan people to have a government that is responsive to their aspirations. i am happy to take a few of your questions. >> can you update us on the status [unintelligible] of the >> as secretary glynn said today in geneva, the talks are underway with our partners in nato and elsewhere. it is an option we are considering actively and seriously. >> are you prepared to offer material support to the antigovernment rebels in libya? >> in communication with all sorts of elements of libyan society, civil society, leaders of all sorts, to understand their perspectives and be able to be as supportive as we can of the libyan people's aspirations for freedom and justice. it i

. >> first, though, the united states secretary general ban ki-moon has said the united nations will do anything and everything it could to help the situation. >> are -- shocked and saddened by the images coming from japan this morning. therefore on behalf of the united nations i want to express my keep -- deepest sympathies and heartfelt condolences to the japanese people and government and most especially those who lost family and friends in the earthquake and subsequent tsunami. japan is one of the most generous and strongest benefit he factors coming to the assistance of those in need the world over. in that spirit, the united nations stands by the people of japan and we will do anything and everything we can at this difficult time. we will be watching closely as the aftershocks occur across the pacific and southeast asia throughout the day. i sin signler hope that under the leadership of the prime minister and the full support and solidarity of the international community, japanese people and government will be able to overcome this difficult time as soon as possible. >> ban ki-

all right let's turn now to the situation in libya right now the united nations is meeting to discuss what action if any to take since it appears approaches office forces are continuing to gain ground in the violence there increases are to correspond on a sponsor going to is live in our new york studio not far from the u.n. and brings us this update on a dossier from what i understand there should be a vote in just a couple of hours what are you hearing. well christine certainly quite a few ads are probably being popped at the united nations security council as we speak with so many cooks in the kitchen trying to figure out exactly what how and when they're going to do in libya now we have heard that france has said that a vote should take place today at six pm but this is something that certainly raising eyebrows considering there's no consensus having been found members of the security council we know that this entire time france and britain have been pushing for a no fly zone revellers resolution to be established against libya whereas the united states surprisingly has remained si

analyst all right gentlemen right now as we are as we meet we have events playing out in the united nations security council and we have events playing out in libya so david hartman if i can go to you in london how have things gone so terribly wrong over the last ten days two weeks when back two weeks ago there was a lot of pressure. there were people in the west saying they must be u.s. and its allies most intervene in the arab league says yesterday should be a no fly zone and then there was no decisive move and now is the united nations security council wants to sit down and hash out some kind of deal the end game in libya already appears to almost have been played out is that be whatever elements of the opposition are there now are really finding themselves and in by it looks like a reinvigorated libyan military force and its leader. well i think it's probably important to stress that even though you got it was very much on the back first about sundays ten days ago he was never really basic and i think you know he sort of major a stronghold in shipley. other places and other towns that w

united nations. i hate french. i hate arabs. i only love libya and colo0nel g-- colonel gaddafi. >> the more isolated it becomes, the more intense the loyalty to gaddafi. libya alone against the world, proud, and independent. when they speak to the international community, they speak in quite different terms. >> in the only grounds the aircraft, and authorizes air strikes against troops alone. like these on the frontline. the libyan government does not want that. in contrast to what it says to the libyans, it said this to the international community. >> libya has decided an immediate cease-fire. and the stoppage of military operations. >> they said his men were not coming. has he changed his mind? as the threat of force and that enough? president obama spelled out what the colonel would have to do to prove he is serious. >> pull them back. and establish water, electricity, and gas supplies to all areas. humanitarian assistance must be allowed to reach the people of libya. let me be clear. these terms

i want to start now with the situation in libya as we told you yesterday the united nations approved resolution to impose a no fly zone there moammar gadhafi has called for a cease fire was unclear what that actually means as reports of violence continue to come out of libya and now we're hearing reports that france and great britain may be getting ready to send planes to the area even sooner than expected will start off with an inside look for martys policy or. what circuit hearing that rebels feel it's a little more than a contradiction they simply do not believe the gadhafi regime they say that they will not heed the ceasefire call it point to the fact that clashes still continue in the east of the west of the country we know that in the town of misrata which is some two hundred kilometers from benghazi which is a rebel stronghold there were receiving reports of people who have been killed among them children passions that also continue in the town of ajdabiya which is a little bit closer to benghazi we've heard unconfirmed reports that there have been two explosions outside the c

in africa and the mechanism or consultations in the united nations should be really very professional and should not be emotional of course there are good guys and bad guys in every country but we have to think about the future of the people and we know that any military clashes in african trip countries very often grow into civil war and the total. and. you know uncontrolled bloodshed and ethnic cleansings we should not repeat the mistakes of the past well you mentioned the good guys and the bad guys this is this is the american way to deal with people to political regimes around the world and as a matter of fact the good guys can become bad guys and advisors and kentucky this is politics the used to be that guy that he became the good guy and the families he's the bad guy and once again right now ok now this is hypocritical but the. this isn't their business policy there isn't the canyon that russia russia's policy is quite different that we we turned we have a tendency in the ideology of the russian foreign policy is to support any official leader of any country until he's the lead

the united nations said they will do anything to help japan after the earthquake. the organization will do all it could to organize humanitarian assistance. >> for by the images coming from japan this morning, therefore, i want to express my deepest sympathies and heartfelt condolences to the japanese people and government. and those that lost family and friends. japan is one of the most generous and strongest human factors -- benefactors coming to assistance the world over. in the united nations stands by the people of japan and we will do anything and everything we can at this very difficult time. we will be watching as the aftershocks are felt in the pacific and southeast asia. under the leadership of prime minister, and the solidarity of the international community, japanese people and government will be able to overcome this difficult time has soon as possible. >> that was the secretary general of the united nations. had to our web site. you will find extraordinary pictures. also get an eyewitness account hall, minutes after the country pose the biggest ever q

countries has been so heavily dependent on military and national security relations that it has distorted our relations and so we talk a good game in the united states of support for democracy but we've really been supporting stability and support of oil or in support of other measures so i think we need a new national security. policy or new thinking to use a term that was popular in this country in order to develop a relationship that would emphasize economic development which is going to be critical because so many of the protests in the region have to do with economic despair and joblessness and i think support for civic governance not the meddling but just actual changing relationships so it's away from military it's a more civil political play if you look at the situation generally what kind of lessons are in for what's going on right now in the arab world well i think the lesson is that you're witnessing people who've been suppressed and recrossed for decades who are disgusted and fed up with the cronyism the corruption the suppression of not necessarily democracy but people's ability to lead their own lives and an anger about the jobl

much of the rest of the world has come forward with its reaction as we told you yesterday the united nations approved a resolution to impose a no fly zone there with britain and france taking the lead in the plans we did hear from president obama earlier today who said the united states would not supply ground troops into libya and would not use force to go beyond a well defined goal specifically the protection of civilians in libya. and may just be me about protecting civilians has in the past meant using force. anyhow moammar gadhafi has also said that he's calling for a ceasefire but it's unclear what that actually means as reports of violence there to new start with an inside look from our policy or certainly hearing that rebels feel it's a little more than a contradiction they simply do not believe the gadhafi regime they say that they will not heed this ceasefire call they point to the fact that clashes still continue in the east of the west of the country we know that in the town of misrata which is some two hundred kilometers from benghazi which is a rebel stronghold there were recei

you can have our schedules emailed to you. >> japan's prime minister is calling on the nation to unite in rebuilding the country from scratch. in a national television address -- -- address, by mr. naoto kan encouraged citizens not to be distressed. he said the massive earthquake and tsunami or a great test for the japanese people. this is just over 10 minutes. >> the prime minister is sharing a message for the people of japan. naoto kan says that one week has passed since the disaster. public has placed an emphasis on community ties and is working together to overcome this disaster. the prime minister says that he respects the way the japanese people have been dave -- have behaved. he says that the country faces two major challenges, one of them being the damage from the major earthquake and tsunami. the other challenge is the nuclear power plant crisis which was caused as a result of this massive quake and tsunami. the prime minister said there was a great deal of confusion around the delivery of relief goods. however, obstacles are being overcome, and he says that he believes that t

same time all of this passes which is a very expensive operation this mission was led by the united nations but quickly the united states has emerged at the forefront so you have to wonder with so many cars at stake what is justifying this role for the u.s. despite claims from the top of the humanitarian intervention people from the streets. to the pundits don't buy it the u.s. mission is to keep dasi from having any influence on the world price peak oil expert michael rupert says the real reason for the bloodshed all boils down to the one point five million barrels of oil a day coming from libya which the west simply cannot afford to lose you can't take any sort and not expect the price to go up dramatically for everybody on the planet but not everyone's taking a hit in the pocket conflict is good for some of the most powerful u.s. corporations and military contractors they have made literally super profits spectacular profit off of the wars in iraq and afghanistan so it won't be any different in terms of the war in libya but every news story and destroying military equipment in in libya o

they are serving to uphold the will of the international community, including the united nations. in their service, i believe there will have the support of the whole house. >> prime minister,. >> let me try and answer all the questions that he has put. in terms of the time scale, the issue is this. the security council resolution is absolutely clear in the first paragraph that there should be a stop of the dock the's attack on his people. if that does not happen, consequences will follow end all military action and measures -- we are able to do that on a time scale that i believe will be effective. in terms of our broader strategy, what we believe we need is a transition towards a more open society and towards a better democracy. we have to be clear about our a im. this is about protecting people and saving lives. this is not about using the garment of libya. that is an issue for the libyan people. in terms of mercenaries, this is included in the u.s. security council resolution. i think that is welcome. -- in the u.n. security council resolution. i think that is welcome. in term

people in ben gazi are cheering the united nation's resolution because they're afraid of your father's forces? >> of course not. we are receiving on our tv every day hundreds of calls and people are crying saying please, come liberate us from this nightmare. people are not happy there. >> tonight, they are celebrating. overjoyed that the united nations has finally voted to impose a no-fly zone over the territory and the freedom they are fighting for. this resolution demands an immediate cease-fire. >> and a complete end to violence and attacks against civilians. >> reporter: this evening, the u.n. security council voted in favor of a resolution that would take all measures necessary to protect civilians. >> translator: the resolution is adopted. >> reporter: a the forces opposed that gadhafi has been begging the international community for weeks now. >> he killedxd our brothers. he killed our family. >> reporter: the uprising against the dictator how has ruled libya for 42 years began last month and spread rapidly through the east of the country with the opposition taking control of th

the situation has reached crisis point according to the united nations. they are struggling to cope with the influx of people. countries where you sent this report -- they sent this report. >> we want to leveave, they chant. out of libya, but not yet safe in tunisia. this crossing opint -- point has been overwhelmed by a tide of humanity. more than 70,000 people so far and counting. the vast majority of them are migrant workers for countries like egypt. many are exhausted and the sec. they have been traveling for days to get here. fleeing from the terror and the turmoil that is libya. >> there has to be massive effort by not just one country, but easing the situation a little bit. governments have to take action right now. >> many end up sleeping rough on the roadsides. for the fortunate few, there is a transit camp set up by the tunisian army. these people are living like refugees, but one of them said it would have been worse to stay in libya. >> [unintelligible] >> the united nations refugee agency has called for an area of the evacuation. so that all

united nations and. a group of united nations was created in an effort at maintaining things and to interfere with the war and violence is going to a lot of corporations you're going to be rich people who care about the future of this country should be in the system. at the united nations not in the white girls . i mean for you all know how decisions are made or is that really matter well but part of the problem in the countries we're watching in the middle east now is that the institutions of democracy have been so guarded and attacked over the last decades by the despots and power that it will take generations to build those institutions but in the same way the u.s. relationship with these countries has been so heavily dependent on military and national security relations that it has distorted our relations and so we talk a good game in the united states of support for democracy but we've really been supporting stability in support of oil or in support of other measures so i think we need a new nationa

he said it was only to enforce the united nations resolution.he announcement was made by the speaker. >> the ayes to the right, 557. the no's to the left, 13. so the ayes have it. the ayes have it. >> we explain the debate exposed serious concerns on all sides about the british government's war aims and their exit strategy. >> there was cross party support for the government's involvement in libya and certainly for the u.n. resolution that was agreed. if you look at the numbers, it is a very simple question. if you look at some of the speeches made in the house of commons, the situation is more complex. several m.p.'s expressing rather serious reservations about how britain will get itself back out of this conflict, and what the so-called end game might be, what the aim of the conflict may be and the cost. not all of the answers were given in full, but think they have done two things tonight. one, they have given their support to a conflict that they agree with the prime minister that it is necessary and it has the appropriate legal backing and

security council. >>> the united nations says about 1 million people in libya and neighboring areas would need emergency aid because of the ongoing violence in the country. u.n. aid officials and emergency relief coordinator valerie amos made an appeal at a news conference in geneva on monday. they asked the international community for $160 million in humanitarian aid. they said so far some 210,000 people have fled libya since fighting erupted last month. the officials also noted that those still in the country are suffering from shortages of food and medicine. the libyan government agreed on sunday to let a u.n. team of experts in the country to monitor the situation and carry out aid activities. the u.n. plans to send a special envoy to discuss humanitarian aid as early as this week. >>> egypt and tunisia have sworn in new cabinet ministers, replacing figures linked to their former governments toppled by massive anti-government protests. on monday egypt's military rulers swore in a 28-member cabinet headed by prime minister essam sharaf, who himself took part in anti-government protests

well the united nations security council has voted on a resolution imposing a no fly zone extending over all of libya and that quote all necessary means can be used to protect citizens there this is of course an attempt to try to halt libyan leader moammar gadhafi is mounting attacks against rebel positions and there has certainly been a some mixed reactions tonight we've been seeing video i think we have this video here of the people in benghazi celebrating upon hearing the news that the u.n. resolution has passed these people have been hoping for outside help and perhaps for them this is an answer to those hopes are to correspond on a stasia churkin to is live in our new york studio not far from the u.n. and bring us the latest on this breaking news on a saucy as we just saw there are some mixed reactions are some celebrating going on this evening but there's also some people who are a little bit concerned about what this could mean i know the key phrase here is all necessary forces what are we talking here. well christine you know you're right definitely a lot of questions right now a

the united nations has responded by sending containers of aid to been gauzy through egypt. the situation in libya is forcing many to leave their homes. more than two thousand have already fled the country. >> our correspondent is in benghazi in eastern libya. i ask him what he has heard about rebels losing that oil port. >> i have not been able to confirm that. certainly, the gaddafi forces swept through much of that region through the day, an onslaught of tanks, artillery, at least two that separated the strategic movement and a drive from the desert to capre the city. it would not surprise me if the dead doggigaddafi forces would e opposition troops from their. >> is there an opposition point? >> it is likely that they would have moved enough equipment as they can down the road and tried to set up new defense is. we have seen less volunteers coming up to fortified that front line. i am certain that is happening at this hour, convoys of armament, ammunition, of volunteers trying to block that road, to keep gaddafi forces from going into their. >> thank you. in afghanistan,