Also from The Irish Times, is something I have been praying to see:
"GROUPS OF revolutionaries are moving towards western Libya in an attempt to link up with opposition militias near Tripoli, setting the stage for a final assault on the capital – perhaps within weeks.
The groups are heavily armed with military weapons, which have been looted from every army base and police headquarters east of the central oil town of Ras Lusafa. They have fought skirmishes with pro-regime forces near the Gadafy family stronghold of Sirte, but have avoided intensive clashes."