miles to the east of serte. when they were entering, according to one opposition fighter, they began searching homes, they say they found a number of weapons that they believe gadhafi had handed out to residents in this neighborhood. they then say residents began shooting at them, and the opposition said they decided not to fire back because of concerns for civilian casualties. they said they were forced to retreat. as they were retreating, they came under a heavy barrage of gunfire. we saw them beating quite a hasty path away from this area. fire into the air, that gadhafi s military was trying to outflank them. we asked them what their next move was going to be. because they said they had to go back into this area and clear it. if the civilians have not evacua evacuated, this has an entire new dynamic. if we start seeing pro and