First, they targeted his regime. Now, it's his home.
On Sunday in Libya, bulldozers began tearing down Muammar Qaddafi's sprawling, fortress-like compound called Bab al-Aziziya. Opposition forces say it's the symbolic heart of Qaddafi's regime.
CBS News correspondent Allen Pizzey reports they plan to replace it with a park.
Complete coverage: Anger in the Arab WorldElsewhere, the battle for Sirte has moved to a new phase. Unable to storm the last bastion of Qadaffi's loyalists, ex-rebel forces are trying to blast the area into submission.
To avoid shooting at each other, brigades from east and west take their turns firing, using different weapons from different positions on a random schedule.
This ebb and flow follows no discernible pattern or logic, which means that any civilians trapped in Sirte - and there are believed to be several thousand - must run desperate risks if they wish to escape.
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