Anti-government forces in Libya are succeeding in their efforts to institute reforms in their government by first taking control of key cities and eventually getting rid of Libyan strongman Muammar Gadhaffi, who has been in power for more than 40 years.
Recent reports show opposition forces have taken control of Benghazi, Libya's second biggest city located in east of Tripoli. The protesters have also taken over the city of Tobruk in eastern Libya. Latest reports from the BBC say several towns west of Tripoli have also fallen in the hands of opposition groups.
A resident in Tripoli has emailed the BBC's Arabic Service, saying: "We the young people of Libya believe that a better future awaits once Gaddafi, who has slaughtered us, is gone. On [Monday] there was a demonstration in Tripoli... We were fired at by mercenaries. We were around 5,000 strong. Four demonstrators were killed and five were injured."
BBC's Alastair Leithead wrote, Col Gaddafi no longer controls much of the east, around Benghazi, but Tripoli is clearly still held by pro-Gaddafi forces. It's hard to imagine how the capital would fall, or Colonel Gaddafi be forced from office, when he still has a well-armed and loyal core of troops who have proved they will kill to stifle dissent.
The Libyan leader appears to be in full control of the capital city of Tripoli as forces loyal to the government were reportedly deployed in key areas of the city including Gadhaffi's enclave.
Emails and text messages from foreign workers stationed in Tripoli say it would be difficult for anti government forces to penetrate the capital city because Gadhaffi's guards are equipped with high-powered arms with tanks and other heavy military equipment.
Meanwhile, Asian countries are faced with a difficult task of repatriating their overseas workers who are deployed in different parts of Libya mostly as construction workers.
Libya is host to over 150,000 foreign workers who are deployed in different parts of the country.
It is estimated there are around 60,000 workers from Bangladesh, 30,000 from the Philippines, 23,000 from Thailand, 18,000 from India, 30,000 from China and thousands more from other countries.
Evacuations are being hampered by lack of communication to reach foreign workers at their job sites. Many foreigners are struggling to cross the borders to Egypt to seek shelter in their respective embassies in Cairo.
Recent reports show opposition forces have taken control of Benghazi, Libya's second biggest city located in east of Tripoli. The protesters have also taken over the city of Tobruk in eastern Libya. Latest reports from the BBC say several towns west of Tripoli have also fallen in the hands of opposition groups.
A resident in Tripoli has emailed the BBC's Arabic Service, saying: "We the young people of Libya believe that a better future awaits once Gaddafi, who has slaughtered us, is gone. On [Monday] there was a demonstration in Tripoli... We were fired at by mercenaries. We were around 5,000 strong. Four demonstrators were killed and five were injured."
BBC's Alastair Leithead wrote, Col Gaddafi no longer controls much of the east, around Benghazi, but Tripoli is clearly still held by pro-Gaddafi forces. It's hard to imagine how the capital would fall, or Colonel Gaddafi be forced from office, when he still has a well-armed and loyal core of troops who have proved they will kill to stifle dissent.
The Libyan leader appears to be in full control of the capital city of Tripoli as forces loyal to the government were reportedly deployed in key areas of the city including Gadhaffi's enclave.
Emails and text messages from foreign workers stationed in Tripoli say it would be difficult for anti government forces to penetrate the capital city because Gadhaffi's guards are equipped with high-powered arms with tanks and other heavy military equipment.
Meanwhile, Asian countries are faced with a difficult task of repatriating their overseas workers who are deployed in different parts of Libya mostly as construction workers.
Libya is host to over 150,000 foreign workers who are deployed in different parts of the country.
It is estimated there are around 60,000 workers from Bangladesh, 30,000 from the Philippines, 23,000 from Thailand, 18,000 from India, 30,000 from China and thousands more from other countries.
Evacuations are being hampered by lack of communication to reach foreign workers at their job sites. Many foreigners are struggling to cross the borders to Egypt to seek shelter in their respective embassies in Cairo.
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