Who are the Libyan rebels?

Michael Totten (pictured) finds someone he trusts on the ground in Benghazi and asks about the Libyan rebels. Susanne Tarkowski Tempelhof is on the ground in Benghazi, Libya, working with the Shabakat Group which she says “has an extensive network in country amongst the transitional government, tribal chiefs, rebel forces, former Qaddafi officials, and the civilian populace.”I don’t know her