"Everyone is making a hasty retreat at the moment, there were scenes of absolute panic all vehicles are heading back to bin Jawad from Nawfaliya. There is a bit of panic amongst the pro-democracy fighters.

"There was some shelling from the pro-Gaddafi forces near the opposition fighters. They then responded by firing artillery against the pro-Gaddafi forces. The pro-democracy fighters confused their own people for pro-Gaddafi forces which caused panic and led the hasty retreat by the pro-democracy forces.