From the BBC:

Nobody predicted how fast Libya's rebel forces would, indeed could move into the capital unopposed. But 24 hours after the first heavy fighting erupted in Tripoli - on Saturday night - the signs were there for all to see.

First there were the children and the wives of Col Muammar Gaddafi's officials packing and leaving the five-star Rixos hotel. The Rixos is the place where the government has obliged foreign journalists to stay when reporting on this conflict. Read