Libyan Rebels Still Lack Command Structure

Libyan rebels have begun to focus on clearing out Colonel Muammar Gaddafi's stronghold in southern Tripoli - but are struggling to establish a structure of command.

Sky's chief correspondent Stuart Ramsay was with opposition fighters as they discovered a huge ammunition dump in a wooded area around the capital's Rixos Hotel.

It is believed the arms had been stashed by Gaddafi loyalists ahead of the uprising.

But Ramsay said that although the rebel forces' set-up had proved effective during the conquest of the dictator's compound, it still lacked a proper system of control.

"Obviously (the discovery of the ammunitions dump) is a real find for them but, as they say, they've still got a lot of clearing out of Gaddafi forces to do," he said.

"You have all sorts of different groups working. You have the Tripoli brigade, which you would expect to be the lead in all of this, but actually they're not.

"And you have the Misratah brigade, who have come from out of town and aren't actually sure where they are all the time, but they're the hardened fighters with the biggest trucks and the biggest guns, so they take over control quite a lot of the time.

"But we're getting more and more reports of a break down of relations, not just between the two brigades... but also within the brigades, with splinter groups wanting to go off and do something, and when the commanders come over and say, 'we're going to take it back', they say 'no this is ours'.

"I think that is going to be a real concern, because they don't have a cross-command and control at all at this stage.

"I have heard reports that they have actually had firefights between themselves."