Earlier this week in Libya, Gaddafi’s battalions gained significant ground very quickly when coalition air strikes ceased for several hours during an international debate about whether or not to arm the Libyan opposition. Al-Jazeera reports that in light of these developments, the revolutionaries may be changing their military leadership and plan of action. Meanwhile, The Libyan Revolutionary Transitional Council gave its condition for ceasefire: Gaddafi's brigades must withdraw from all cities and their surrounding areas. The council asserted that their intention is not to divide Libya with this ceasefire, but to liberate the country from Gaddafi’s control.

Al-Alam reports that tens of thousands of Yemenis in Sana’a continue to demand the end of Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh’s regime. The revolutionary forces have formed a coalition to topple the regime and create a national transitional council. The council would temporarily assume power, write a new constitution, and form a supreme elections commission. During a demonstration in support of Saleh, the Yemeni president said he had no intention of stepping down and that he will “sacrifice his blood and soul for the Yemeni people.”

Frustrated Egyptians gathered in Tahrir Square to “save the revolution,” and demand that members of the former regime be tried for the crimes they committed while in office. The BBC also reports from Syria, where today has been named the “Friday of Martyrs” by anti-regime demonstrators in Syria. In the report, human rights activist Razan Zaituna describes the situation in Damascus as violent, bloody, and terrifying as people are arrested, beaten, and shot at by authorities.

Tonight, New TV features a profile of former Libyan official and confidant to Muammar al-Gaddafi, Moussa Koussa. Koussa was a prominent politician and a top decision-maker in the Libyan regime before resigning from his post and fleeing to Britain yesterday, in protest of the attacks that Gaddafi forces have launched on civilians.

Dubai TV reports on events in Ivory Coast, in which forces loyal to Ivory Coast's President-elect and Alassane Ouattara seized control of the state-run television station and most of the capital, Abidjan. Outgoing President Laurent Gbagbo however, reiterated that he will not step down and accused his rival of plotting a coup with the help of UN forces. As both sides launch consecutive attacks on one another, UN forces have seized control of the airport in Abidjan where no clashes were reported. Ivory Coast has also announced an indefinite closure of its borders and airspace.

The protests in Egypt turned violent today as President Mubarak’s security forces clashed with demonstrators in Tahrir Square, leaving hundreds injured, according to the BBC Arabic channel. Al Jazeera referred to the attackers as armed thugs, who reportedly used Molotov cocktails against anti-government protesters - some entered the square on camels and horses.

Also on the Al Jazeera Arabic channel, opposition leader Mohamed El Baradei said plainclothes police officers attacked protesters as well, claiming they managed to confiscate police ID cards after an attack. El Baradei also called on the army to intervene on behalf of the protesters. So far the army has remained on the sidelines of the clashes.

Al Alam, the Arabic language satellite channel from Iran, reported that the Arab Committee for Human Rights warned that they are collecting evidence against those who are perpetrating attacks against protesters and will hold the Egyptian regime responsible in court for these actions.

Meanwhile, Dubai TV showed foreign citizens currently in Egypt continuing to flee, with Cairo airport crowded as they attempt to find flights out of the country. And Israel Broadcasting Authority covered a small demonstration in front of the Egyptian embassy in Tel Aviv.

Tonight, Mosaic continues our reporting on the situation in Egypt: Listen to the demonstrators' demands and take a look at Mubarak's new cabinet. Meanwhile, Dubai TV reports on the redeployment of police on Cairo's streets
as demonstrators are heard chanting "the people and the army are one."

As the protests progress, it is becoming increasingly apparent that the police and the army are seen in a very different light by the Egyptian people.

In June 2010, the killing of 28-year-old Khaled Said outraged Egyptian society. Said was beaten to death by two policemen for threatening to expose the rampant corruption within the police force by releasing a video that allegedly showed officers dividing up the evidence after a drug bust. This was not the first time action by Egyptian police generated the people's anger. The institution has been routinely accused of torture and human rights organizations have long reported that police brutality and torture have become systemic under President Hosni Mubarak's regime.

The army, on the other hand, is one of the most respected institutions in the country for helping overthrow Egypt's monarchy in 1952 and for its role in the 1973 war against Israel. Today, the army released a statement saying that "freedom of expression" was guaranteed to all citizens using peaceful means and vowed not to fire on demonstrators who have “legitimate grievances.”

So what does this mean for the 'march of millions' that is planned for tomorrow if the army does not back the police?