Paul Schemm and Maggie Michael report some of the latest news about the uprising in Libya. After some fighting between rebels and loyalists to Gadhafi, two oil installations were set fire which only further increased the country's energy problems.
The report also describes Gadhafi's claim in recapturing the city, Zawiya.
"The fall of Zawiya to anti-Gadhafi residents early on in the uprising that began Feb. 15 illustrated the initial, blazing progress of the opposition. But Gadhafi has seized the momentum, battering the rebels with airstrikes and artillery fire and repulsing their westward march toward the capital, Tripoli.
Gadhafi's successes have left Western powers struggling to come up with a plan to support the rebels without becoming ensnared in the complex and fast-moving conflict. On Wednesday, a high-ranking member of the Libyan military flew to Cairo with a message for Egyptian army officials from Gadhafi, but no further details were known."Obama and his team are working on ways to get Gadhafi out of power and also keep the rebels under control. This will not be an easy task to accomplish and it may take a great deal of time for things to calm down. Hopefully in the mean time the US can try to prevent as much violence and death occurring as possible.
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