The rebels in the Nafusa Mountains south of Tripoli had been making real progress. However, Gaddafi has sent his son’s Khami brigade to harrass the border crossing to Tunisia controlled by the rebels and the nearest town in and effort to starve the mountain people out.
Here is a recent report on conditions inside Tripoli by a reporter who managed to escape his Gaddafi minders and speak to people uncensored.
Not certain what to make of the (linked) report. The fog is always thick these days. The fog appears the only certainty. Here is to praying for less fog.