Libyan security forces ,Besieged Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi has appeared increasingly cornered Sunday when security forces defected to the opposition in a city near the capital and the Security Council voted in favor of severe restrictions on war crimes charges against the Libyan regime .
Former security forces said they had switched sides and joined the opposition in Zawiya, a village about 55 kilometers (35 miles) from the capital, Tripoli. Zawiya Some buildings showed signs of damage, including a new police station burned.Libyan security forces
Nic Robertson, CNN, on a trip organized by the Government of Zawiya, saw armed civilians to take up defensive positions on rooftops in the preparation of an effort by Gaddafi loyalists to retake the city.
About 2,000 people attended an anti-government protests there, some standing on top of tanks or anti-aircraft guns. They said the government wanted was ousted, with Gaddafi "leech."
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Later in the day, CNN saw two small demonstrations in favor of the government who apparently organized by government officials for international journalists to see, Robertson said.
