As Libya’s rebel fighters push west, opposition representatives in Benghazi are trying to form a government-in-waiting.
East of the centre of Tripoli, crowds of Libyans are gathering to see first-hand evidence of the impact of the "colonialist crusader aggression".
The Libyan rebels watched in awe, some with a creeping admiration for their foe, as the narrow plumes of thick black smoke rose one after the other.
Coalition forces launched a seventh day of air strikes against the regime of Libya’s Muammar Gaddafi on Friday.
Support of the United Nations resolution was an attempt to avoid further criticism, diplomats say.
Western warplanes hit Libya for a fifth night on Thursday, but have so far failed to stop Muammar Gaddafi’s tanks shelling rebel-held towns.
A defiant Muammar Gaddafi said Libya is "ready for battle" as Western leaders on Wednesday mulled their next steps.