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Observers say Libya's Gaddafi has days before his regime falls
by Joseph Ernest February 18, 2011
Newscast Media BENGHAZI, Libya -- News reports from Libya aren't encouraging for Libya's Gaddafi who now faces protests that spreading like a virus across cities in the oil-rich nation. The uprising has is so intense, there are reports that in some parts of the country, the military has taken sides with the opposition, which shows Gaddafi may be in some serious trouble. Reporters on the ground speculate that it will be a matter of day before the "King of Kings" falls.
In Beyida, several witnesses said local police joined the demonstrators to fight the militias, driving them out of many neighborhoods. The protesters demolished a military air base runway with bulldozers and set fire to police stations.
"These mercenaries are now hiding in the forests. We hear the gunshots all the time,'' one witness said. "We don't have water, we don't have electritcity. They blocked many websites.''
Another said that residents are now celebrating and cheering, after taking control over the city. They are chanting, "The people want the ouster of the colonel," a reference to Gadhafi. The witness claimed protesters were headed to Benghazi to join in the conflict there. There are now reports that the uprising has currently spread to East Africa in Djibouti where demonstrators are attempting to oust President Ismail Omar Guelleh. Add Comments>>
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