Tripoli , Libya ( CNN ) -- The Libyan government has denied rebel allegations that Moammar Gadhafi loyalists have been raping women , despite videos captured on cell phones that appear to show sexual abuse . The Gadhafi regime had initially not responded to CNN requests for comment on the abuse allegations but Libyan Prime Minister Al-Baghdadi Ali al-Mahmudi said Friday at a news conference that women are `` our sisters '' and Libyan soldiers would not commit such heinous acts . `` This , like the other mercenaries lies , are false , '' al-Mahmudi said . Rebel fighters said they have found videos of rape on cell phones confiscated from captured or killed Libyan soldiers . CNN obtained a copy of a cell phone video that appears to show a woman being sexually abused . The person who gave the video to CNN said it was on a cell phone that was confiscated from a Gadhafi loyalist . Rebels say cell phone videos show rape , torture . It shows two men in civilian clothes standing over a naked woman who is bent over with her face on the floor . The man standing behind her is sodomizing her with what appears to be a broomstick . `` I ca n't bear it ! I ca n't bear it ! '' the woman cries . `` Let 's push it farther , '' a male voice says off-camera . `` No , no , that 's enough ! '' the woman begs . Eventually , one of the men puts his sock-covered foot on her face . In Arab culture , that is considered a major insult . But in this case , it pales in comparison to what the victim is already enduring . Arabic speakers who listened to the video at CNN 's request said the voices have Tripoli accents . There is no date on the video and the men in it are not wearing military uniforms . CNN has been unable to verify the video 's authenticity , when it was shot , or by whom . The person who gave it to CNN asked not to be identified for fear of being punished by Libya 's conservative society . Al-Mahmudi said there was no proof that Libyan soldiers were behind the abuse . It said the perpetrators could belong to the armed gangs leading the rebellion against Gadhafi . An opposition spokesman , however , said the video illustrated a pattern of abuse by Libyan soldiers . `` We were able to confirm that rape was used as a weapon of war , because it was systematic , '' rebel spokesman Abdullah al-Kabeir said . The rebels have many videos showing other types of torture , and a few depict rape , he said . He did not know exactly how many videos there were showing abuse . One of the most famous faces of Libya 's revolution , Eman al-Obeidy , dramatically claimed in March she had been gang-raped by pro-Gadhafi forces . She has since fled the country . U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said the United States was `` deeply concerned '' over the reports of wide-scale rape in Libya and called for an investigation . `` Gadhafi 's security forces and other groups in the region are trying to divide the people by using violence against women and rape as tools of war , and the United States condemns this in the strongest possible terms , '' she said . CNN 's Raja Razek , Amir Ahmed and Sara Sidner contributed to this report .
The rebels in Libya accuse Gadhafi loyalists of raping women . They say videos confiscated from soldiers show rapes and torture . CNN obtained a cell phone video that appears to show the rape of a woman . The Libyan prime minister denies the charges and accuses the rebels of lying .