Tuesday, 22. February 2011
Topic: POLITIK - on February 22, 2011 at 12:44:00 PM CET
CNN’s Ben Wedeman confirms that the East of Libya in under the control of demonstrators
Editor's note: CNN's Ben Wedeman is the first Western television correspondent to enter and report from Libya during the current crisis.
Eastern Libya (CNN) -- Groups of men in civilian clothing, armed with weapons ranging from shotguns to machine guns, guarded streets in eastern Libya on Monday as opposition leaders appeared to be in firm control of much of the region.
Opposition groups formed "popular committees" to maintain some sort of order after pushing out government forces in a spreading revolt against longtime strongman Moammar Gadhafi, who has led the north African country since 1969.
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