mixed news in Libya

In Ras Lanuf, the opposition has won a victory and may now head toward Sirte.

In Zawiya, however, while Qaddafi’s forces were repulsed in the center, they are beginning to surround the city with armor and set up checkpoints, which does not bode well for the opposition.

Then there’s this statement:

1037: The former UN Deputy Secretary-General, Lord Malloch-Brown, tells the BBC that although Col Gaddafi’s forces have made some recent gains, time is running out for the Libyan leader. “I think if you look at this over the course of the very few short weeks that this has been going on, huge numbers of his regime have defected – both civilians but also elements of the armed forces. So while he’s had a good last couple of days, I still think the longer-term trend is irrevocably running against him,” he says.