huge. here is the map. qaddafi controlled areas are in the red. rebel controlled in the green. towns in yellow are where the battles are raging tonight. the rebels made it as far as qaddafi's hometown of sirte tonight but have since retreated to the town of brega. [gunfire] >> shepard: insurgents firing rockets but as you can see they are not exactly pros with this thing. shortly after the crews shot the video you see here. the rebels pulled back even farther after heavy shelling. there are a few battling going on closer to where you are, right? >> shepard, one of those key battles is taking place in the city of misurata, libyans third largest city. it's just 130 miles away from the capital. and for government forces, it is a key objective. they have got to take control of misurata if they are going to shore up their control of the western half of the country. there are also reports that qaddafi forces, which have been besieging that city for two weeks now without being able to take control are shifting tactics somewhat. sometimes getting out of their