Bani Walid, October 2, 2011
Libya's National Transitional Council fighters run for cover at the frontline in Bani Walid on October 2, 2011 as fighting raged against loyalist troops in the desert city, one of ousted Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi's two last bastions.
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Sirt, October 1, 2011
Revolutionary fighters take up positions in Sirt, Libya, Saturday, October 1, 2011.
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Sirt, October 1, 2011.
A Libyan revolutionary fighter prays in the desert during an attack on the city of Sirt, Libya, Saturday, October 1, 2011.
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Ghadames, September 30, 2011.
Anti-Gaddafi fighters stand guard in the old City of Ghadames near the border with Algeria September 30, 2011.
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Sirt, September 30, 2011.
A revolutionary fighter watches over two suspected Gaddafi loyalists in Sirt, Libya, Friday, September 30, 2011.
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Sirt, September 30, 2011.
Revolutionary fighters walk on the tarmac of the airport in Sirt, Libya, Friday, September 30, 2011.
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Sirt, September 30, 2011.
Libyan fighters use a farm tractor to criss-cross the vast desert around the battlefield of Sirt on Septemer 30, 2011.
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Sirt, September 30, 2011.
Revolutionary fighters fire a weapon in Sirt, Libya, Friday, September 30, 2011.
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Sirt, September 29, 2011.
Libyan revolutionary fighters pray at their position outside Sirt, Libya, Thursday, September 29, 2011.
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Near Sirt, September 29, 2011.
Fighters drive their vehicle outside a main field hospital 50 kilometers west of Sirt on September 29, 2011.
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Sirt, September 29, 2011.
An abandoned VIP stairway is seen on a road at the airport in Sirt, which is now under the control of anti- Gaddafi fighters, September 29, 2011.
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Sirt, September 28, 2011.
In this Wednesday, September 28, 2011 photo, a revolutionary fighter runs with a rocket-propelled grenade near the airport, in Sirt, Libya.
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Sirt, September 27, 2011
Anti-Gaddafi fighters fire an anti-aircraft gun during clashes with pro-Gaddafi forces around 3.7 miles east of Sirt, September 27, 2011.
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Sirt, September 26, 2011
Anti-Gaddafi fighters speak to a captured man (C) believed to be part of pro-Gaddafi forces, around 4 miles east of Sirt, September 26, 2011.
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Tripoli, September 24, 2011
Smoke rises from a fire at naval base in Tripoli September 24, 2011. Gunmen patrolling at the facility said the fire had started in a warehouse used to store paint and oils, sending huge plumes of smoke into the sky.
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Tripoli, September 24, 2011
A revolutionary fighter stands on the street as smoke rises from a military warehouse belonging to the army of Libya's ousted leader Muammar Gaddafi in the port area of Tripoli, Libya Saturday, September 24, 2011.
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Sirte, September 23, 2011
An anti-Gaddafi fighter walks past a Roman statue outside the Old Sirte City Museum, September 23, 2011.
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Wadi Dinar, September 21, 2011
Rebel fighters sit in a van in Wadi Dinar, Libya, Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2011.
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Misratah, September 21, 2011
A casualtiy is brought in from the front line to a hospital in Misratah, Libya's third largest city, on September 20, 2011.
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Wadi Dinar, September 20, 2011
An assault rifle is seen on a vehicle at a checkpoint in Wadi Dinar, Libya, Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2011.
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Near Sirte, September 19, 2011
A rebel fighter salvages weapons at a pro-Gaddafi weapons and ammunition compound in a village near Sirte on September 19, 2011.
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Sirte, September 18, 2011
A wounded Libyan National Trasitional Council (NTC) fighter is attended to by medical staff on the frontline in Sirte on September 18, 2011.
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Near Sirte, September 18, 2011
Libyan rebel fighters fire rockets as they fight near Ouagadougou Conference Center on the outskirts of Sirte on September 18, 2011.
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Near Sirte, September 18, 2011
An anti-Gaddafi fighter sleeps under a mattress early morning near Sirte, one of Muammar Gaddafi's last remaining strongholds September 18, 2011.
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Near Sirte, September 17, 2011
A Libyan rebel sets up a tent in a base camp as rebels push towards Abu Adi, the village where Muammar Gaddafi was born, a few KM from Sirte, Libya, September 17, 2011.
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Near Sirte, September 17, 2011
An anti-Gaddafi fighter fires an RPG against Gaddafi loyalists in a village near Sirte, one of Muammar Gaddafi's last remaining strongholds September 17, 2011.
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Near Abu Adi, September 17, 2011
An injured rebel is carried by his comrades to receive attention as rebels push towards to Abu Adi the village where Muammar Gaddafi was born, a few KM from Sirte, Libya, September 17, 2011.
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Near Abu Adi, September 17, 2011
A dead rebel's feet are shown as he is placed on a pick up truck as rebels push towards to Abu Adi the village where Muammar Gaddafi was born, a few KM from Sirte, Libya, September 17, 2011.
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Near Sebbah, September 17, 2011
Libyan fighters arrest a man from Nigeria, who they allege is a Gaddafi loyalist, as they take control of Gaddafi loyalist villages in the desert 50 kms north of the southern city of Sebbah, Libya, Saturday, September 17, 2011.
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Near Sirte, September 15, 2011
Rebels advance southwest of Sirte, one of Muammar Gaddafi's last remaining strongholds, on September 15, 2011.
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Tripoli, September 13, 2011
Libyans celebrate during a rally, as seen through a Kingdom of Libya flag, at the compound of Muammar Gaddafi in Bab al-Aziziyah, Tripoli on September 13, 2011.
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Near Sirte, September 11, 2011
A Libyan rebel fighter recovers weapons and ammunition from a Gaddafi loyalist's truck after it was attacked and destroyed during the advance toward Sirte on September 11, 2011.
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Near Sirte, September 11, 2011
Libyan rebels prepare to go to Sirte on September 11, 2011.
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Benghazi, September 10, 2011
A woman looks at pictures of anti-Gaddafi fighters, killed during the current revolution, hanging on the wall of a courthouse in Liberation Square in Benghazi, September 10, 2011.
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Om El Khanfousa, September 8, 2011
Anti-Gaddafi forces fire a Howitzer at the artillery line in Om El Khanfousa September 8, 2011.
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Tripoli, September 8, 2011
A portrait depicting Libya's former ruler Moammar Gadhafi is riddled with bullet marks and vandalized with paint on a wall in Tripoli, Libya, Thursday, Sept. 8, 2011.
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Near Bani Walid, September 4, 2011
Rebel fighters rest next to a goat's carcass hanging from an anti-aircraft machine gun, at a checkpoint between Tarhouna and Bani Walid, Sunday, September 4, 2011.
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Misratah, September 3, 2011
Men drive past the front of a war torn building on Tripoli Street on September 03, 2011 in Misratah, Libya.
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Tripoli, September 3, 2011
Libyans celebrate a goal as they watch the CAF Africa Cup of Nations football qualifying match between Libya and Mozambique on a giant open air screen in Tripoli on September 3, 2011.
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Tripoli, August 31, 2011
Wahlid Neber, 23, visits the grave of his brother, who he says was killed in Tripoli fighting against Muammar Gaddafi's troops, at a cemetery on the first day of Eid al-Fitr in Tripoli, Libya on August 31, 2011.
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Tripoli, September 1, 2011
An unidentified Libyan man plays the piano in the ransacked seaside summer house of Hannibal Gaddafi, son of Muammar Gaddafi, at the Regata beach resort in Tripoli, on September 1, 2011.
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Tripoli, September 1, 2001
Anti-Gaddafi fighters stand on an SA-5 SAM missile in Burkan air defense military base, which was destroyed by a NATO air strike, on September 1, 2011.
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Tripoli, September 1, 2011
Men suspected of being mercenaries for Muammar Gaddafi, are held in a district sports centre, set up as provisory jail in Tripoli, Libya on September 1, 2011.
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Tripoli, August 31, 2011
A Libyan rebel soldier is seen celebrating through a Libyan rebel flag at Martyr Square, formerly known as Green Square, for the Eid Al-Fitr prayer on August 31, 2011 in Tripoli, Libya.
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Tripoli, August 31, 2011
Women pray at Martyr Square, formerly known as Green Square, during the Eid Al-Fitr prayer on August 31, 2011 in Tripoli, Libya. Libyans celebrated the first Eid Al-Fitr in 42 years under a new regime.
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Tripoli, August 31, 2011
Libyan rebels soldiers embrace as they grieve at Martyr Square, formerly known as Green Square, for the Eid Al-Fitr prayer on August 31, 2011 in Tripoli, Libya.
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Tripoli, August 29, 2011
A rebel fighter shoots from what is reportedly Moammar Gaddafi's beach house in Tripoli, Libya on August 29, 2011.
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Misrata, August 30, 2011
A rebel fighter observes landscape at a rebel checkpoint between rebel-held Misrata and pro-Gadhafi-held Sirte, Libya on August 30, 2011.
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Benghazi, August 28, 2011
A ferry coming from Tripoli carries former political prisoners from Muammar Gaddafi's notorious Abu Slim prison, in the Benghazi main harbor on August 28, 2011.
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Benghazi, August 28, 2011
Relatives and friends react as a ferry arrives in Benghazi, carrying former political prisoners at the Abu Slim prison from Tripoli on August 28, 2011.
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Tripoli, August 28, 2011
A man, second from left, accused of being a loyalist mercenary of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi kneels on the ground after being arrested in Tripoli on August 28, 2011, at one of several checkpoints in the city.
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Tripoli, August 28, 2011
Volunteers work to bury the bodies of three unnamed Libyan rebel soldiers at a cemetery on August 28, 2011 in Tripoli, Libya. Heavy fighting continues near Gaddafi's home city of Sirte, where Gaddafi's forces have been accused by the rebels of using human shields, as the surging rebel presence push to surround the town.
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Tripoli, August 28, 2011
A Libyan woman descends the stairs of her apartment, destroyed by heavy flighting in Tripoli's Abu Salim neighborhood, on August 28, 2011.
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Tripoli, August 28, 2011
A Libyan rebel fighter holds ammunition from one of Muammar Gaddafi's munitions dumps hidden behind a row of houses on August 28, 2011 in Tripoli.
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Tripoli, August 27, 2011
Libyan's burn a huge poster showing Muammar Gaddafi making the revolution announcement in 1969, below, which is attached to an apartment building wall in Tripoli, Libya, August 27, 2011.
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Tripoli, Aug. 26, 2011
Pro-Gaddafi loyalists surrender to Libyan rebel soldiers on August 26, 2011 in Tripoli, Libya.
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Tripoli, Aug. 26, 2011
A Libyan Rebel enters through a window in the looted house of Muammar Gaddafi's son Al-Saadi, 26 August 2011.
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Tripoli, Aug. 26, 2011
A Libyan Rebel reads a peace of paper found in the house of Muammar Gaddafi's son Al-Saadi, 26 August 2011.
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Tripoli, Aug. 25, 2011
Rebel fighters stand guard over detainees in the Abu Salim district of Tripoli on Aug. 25, 2011.
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Tripoli, Aug. 25, 2011
A Libyan rebel fighter fires his weapon during an Aug. 25 gun battle in the Abu Salim district of Tripoli.
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Tripoli, Aug. 25, 2011
Rebel fighters maneuver their gun during fighting in the Abu Salim neighborhood of Tripoli on Aug. 25, 2011.
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Tripoli, Aug. 25, 2011
Libyan rebels gather Aug. 25 at the entrance of the al-Maser forest in southern Tripoli, where they found boxes of ammunition hidden underground by Gaddafi's forces.
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Tripoli, Aug. 25, 2011
A rebel fighter fires his machine gun toward a sniper from a hotel in Tripoli where foreign journalists are staying, on Aug. 25, 2011.
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Tripoli, Aug. 25, 2011
Libyan rebel fighters search for snipers during their final push to flush out Muammar Gaddafi's forces from the Abu Slim area of Tripoli on Aug. 25, 2011.
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Tripoli, August 25, 2011
A body is seen on a street at a military encampment in central Tripoli August 25, 2011.
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Tripoli, August 25, 2011
A rebel fighter inspect a tunnel in the bunker of the main Muammar Gaddafi compound in Bab Al-Aziziya in Tripoli, LIbya, Thursday, Aug. 25, 2011.
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Tripoli, August 25, 2011
Rebel fighters search a room in the bunker of the main Muammar Gaddafi compound in Bab Al-Aziziya in Tripoli, LIbya, Thursday, Aug. 25, 2011.
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Tripoli, August 24, 2011
Rebel fighters explore the inside of a house belonging to Aisha Gadhafi the daughter of Libyan dictator Moammar Gaddafi in Tripoli, on Wednesday, August 24, 2011.
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Tripoli, August 24, 2011
A rebel fighter poses for a photo as he sits on a couch framed by a with the face of Aisha Gaddafi, the daughter of Libyan dictator Moammar Gaddafi, in her house in Tripoli.
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Tripoli, August 24, 2011
Libyan rebels take souvenir pictures inside the tent where Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi used to receive foreign dignitaries at the Bab al-Aziziya compound in Tripoli.
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Tripoli, August 24, 2011
A picture of Libyan leader Moammar Gaddafi lies in a pile of trash outside the airport in Tripoli on August 24, 2011. Rebels who secured the airport over the weekend said it was still under sporadic attack by regime loyalists, with snipers taking up positions along the road from the capital.
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Tripoli, August 24, 2011
Libyan rebels patrol an area in Tripoli as a dead body floats in the sea on August 24, 2011.
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Tripoli, August 24, 2011
Libyan rebel fighters hug each other as they celebrate in the newly named Martyr's Square, formerly known as Green Square, in Tripoli on August 24, 2011.
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Tripoli, August 24, 2011
Rebels break into a living room at Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi's Bab al-Aziziya compound in Tripoli on August 24, 2011.
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Tripoli, August 24, 2011
Fighting continues inside the Bab al-Aziziya compound early on Wednesday, August 24, 2011 in Tripoli, Libya.
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Tripoli, August 24, 2011
A rebel fighter celebrates as he sits on top of a monument inside Moammar Gaddafi's compound in Bab al-Aziziya in Tripoli, Libya.
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Tripoli, August 24, 2011
Rebels and their supporters celebrate outside Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi's heavily damaged Bab al-Azizya compound in the center of Tripoli on August 24, 2011.
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Fighting Continues
A Libyan rebel fighter runs as smoke rises from the Bab al-Aziziyah compound.
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The Colonel's Tent
A rebel fighter breaks the glass of Muammar Gaddafi's tent inside the Bab al-Aziziyah compound.
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Haul
A rebel carries a gun inside Muammar Gaddafi's Bab al-Aziziyah compound in Tripoli, Libya, on Aug. 23, 2011
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Defenses Weakened
A Libyan rebel walks past a damaged metal fence as rebel forces overrun Libyan leader Moammar Gaddafi's fortified Bab al-Azizya headquarters in Tripoli.
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Symbolic Gesture
Rebel fighters gesture as they stomp on the head of a statue of Moammar Gaddafi inside the main compound in Bab Al-Aziziya in Tripoli on Tuesday, August 23, 2011.
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Helping Hands
Libyan rebels carry an injured comrade near the gate of Bab al Aziziya compound in Tripoli on August 23, 2011.
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Sustained Attack
A Libyan rebel fighter fires from the back of his vehicle towards the Bab al Aziziya compound in Tripoli on August 23, 2011.
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Volatile
An explosion seen near Gaddafi's compound in Tripoli on August 23, 2011.
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Forward
Rebel fighters shout as they advance to the front line during a fighting in Tripoli, Libya, Tuesday, August 23, 2011.
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Search
A rebel fighter searches suspected pro-Gaddafi soldiers after they were captured in Tripoli, Libya, Tuesday, August 23, 2011.
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City Streets
A rebel fighter walks in downtown Tripoli, Libya, early Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2011.
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Escaped
Saif al-Islam, son of the Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi (portrait), is surrounded by supporters and journalists at his father's residential complex in the capital in the early hours of August 23, 2011.
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Standing Guard
Smoke billows from a burning car as a Libyan rebel stands guard outside the women's military accademy in Tripoli on August 22, 2011.
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Downtown
Libyan rebels seen during fighting in downtown Tripoli on Monday, August 22, 2011.
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Message For Gaddafi
Libyan rebels stomp on a picture of Muammar Gaddafi at a checkpoint in Tripoli's Qarqarsh district.
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Parade Route
Libyan rebel fighters celebrate as they drive through Tripoli's Qarqarsh district.
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Benghazi, Aug. 22, 2011
A Kingdom of Libya flag is raised as people gather near the courthouse in Benghazi to celebrate the entry of rebel fighters into Tripoli.
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Mayah, Aug. 21, 2011
Libyan rebel fighters ride through the town of Mayah in celebration after advancing to the outskirts of Tripoli.
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Mayah, Aug. 21, 2011
Libyan rebels run for cover from incoming fire as they advance through the town of Mayah, 15 miles (24 km) from Tripoli.
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Zawiyah, Aug. 21, 2011
Medics treat a pro-Gaddafi fighter in Abu-Rafat hospital, on the outskirts of Zawiyah.
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Benghazi, Aug. 21, 2011
A Libyan rebel security forces member raises his rifle as tens of thousands of Libyans in Benghazi's Freedom Square celebrate what the rebels claim to be the first uprising in Tripoli against the Gaddafi regime.
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Zawiyah, Aug. 20, 2011
A doctor views damage to a teaching hospital after Libyan rebel fighters pushed pro-Gaddafi soldiers out of the center of Zawiyah.
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Zawiyah, Aug. 18, 2011
At a field hospital in Zawiyah, a cloth is pulled over the face of a Libyan rebel fighter who was shot and killed during a battle with pro-Gaddafi forces.
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Benghazi, Aug. 17, 2011
Women take part in a demonstration to celebrate the six-month anniversary of the uprising against Gaddafi's regime, and the advances at the front, at the rebel-held town of Benghazi.
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Tripoli, Aug. 17, 2011
A man loyal to Gaddafi fires a gun into the air while sitting atop a vehicle at Green Square in Tripoli.
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Zawiyah, Aug. 14, 2011
A rebel fighter with ammunition around his neck waits at a checkpoint in Zawiyah.
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Benghazi, Aug. 1, 2011
Libyans pray in a square in rebel-held Benghazi after breaking their fast on the first day of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan; before them is a carpet portraying Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi.
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Tiji, July 31, 2011
Libyan rebels fire an antiaircraft gun at government forces during a heavy sandstorm near the village of Tiji in western Libya.
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Josh, July 31, 2011
A rebel fighter takes cover during fighting in the village of Josh, at the foot of the Nafusa mountain range, in western Libya, as fighting continues between rebel forces and those loyal to Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi
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Benghazi, July 29, 2011
Libyan men gesture and chant slogans as they carry the coffin of the rebels' slain military chief Abdel-Fattah Younis during his funeral in the rebel-held town of Benghazi.
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Benghazi, July 16, 2011
Libyans pray in Benghazi after burying the body of a rebel killed on the outskirts of al-Briqa, west of Ajdabiyah, by forces loyal to Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi.
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Bir Ghanem, July 15, 2011
A Libyan fighter ducks from heavy machine-gun and rocket fire shot by nearby Gaddafi-loyalist troops on July 15, 2011 in Bir Ghanem, Libya.
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Al-Briqa, July 14, 2011
A rebel fighter runs during a shoot-out with forces loyal to Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi on the outskirts of al-Briqa, west of Ajdabiyah, on July 14, 2011.
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Ajdabiyah, July 14, 2011
An explosion is seen during missile exchanges between forces loyal to Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi and rebel fighters in a region west of Ajdabiyah on July 14, 2011.
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Ajdabiyah, July 4, 2011
A Libyan rebel fighter manages the Western checkpoint on the way to the front line in Ajdabiyah, Libya, on July 4, 2011.
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Benghazi, Libya, July 1, 2011
Libyans gather around a huge rebellion flag in Benghazi on July 1, 2011.
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Benghazi, June 24, 2011
A Libyan man looks at a car covered with photographs of Moammar Gadhafi and of dead rebels before Friday prayers at Court Square, in Benghazi, Libya, Friday, June 24, 2011.
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Misratah, June 19, 2011
An injured Libyan rebel fighter arrives at a field hospital after heavy fighting with pro-Gaddafi forces at the frontline in Misratah, Libya, Sunday, June 19, 2011.
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Stained
A Libyan medic walks while volunteers remove blood at a field hospital near Misratah, June 12, 2011.
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Misratah, Libya, June 10, 2011
Mourners carry the coffin of Libyan rebel fighter Abdelkacem Abu Turkia, who was killed during clashes with forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi, during his funeral in the Libyan city of Misratah June 10, 2011.
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Benghazi, Libya, June 10, 2011
Libyans pray over six bodies recovered from a mass grave, allegedly of people killed by the Muammar Gaddafi regime some 20 years ago, during Friday noon prayers at the Revolution Square in the rebel stronghold city of Benghazi on June 10, 2011.
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Tripoli, Libya, June 8, 2011
A camel walks pass a truck bombed by coalition air strikes last night, according to the Libyan government, in Tripoli June 8, 2011.
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Qalaa, Libya, June 7, 2011
Libyan rebels celebrate as forces loyal to Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi retreat during fighting in Libya's western mountain region of Qalaa on June 7, 2011.
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Qalaa, Libya, June 7, 2011
Libyan rebels take position in a deserted house during fighting against forces loyal to Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi in Libya's western mountain region of Qalaa on June 7, 2011.
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Tripoli, June 7, 2011
A cloud from an explosion rises into the sky after a NATO air strike in Tripoli on June 7, 2011. Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi vowed in a defiant speech to fight to the death after NATO military craft unleashed a ferocious series of daytime strikes on Tripoli.
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Tripoli, Libya, June 6, 2011
In this photo taken on a government-organized tour in the early hours of Monday, June 6, 2011, reporters observe a device at a farmhouse on the outskirts of Tripoli. Officials at first claimed that a NATO strike had targeted the farmhouse; however, when questioned about what appeared to be Cyrillic script on the device, one official then said the NATO strike had hit a missile depot about a kilometer away and one of those missiles had landed on the farm.
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Benghazi, Libya, June 2, 2011
A Libyan military volunteer jumps over his comrades during a training course in the rebel stronghold of Benghazi on Thursday, June 2, 2011.
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Blast Site
Libyan rebels control the crowd as evidence is gathered from the site of a bombing in the parking lot of the Tibesti hotel in Benghazi on June 1, 2011.
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Benghazi, Libya, May 31, 2011
Ibrahim Obaidy, 13, looks at a reel of film as light streams through a paned glass window at a cathedral in Benghazi on May 31, 2011.
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Near Misratah, May 27, 2011
Rebel fighters man security on the south front line between them and Gaddafi's forces, about 19 miles (30 km) south of Misratah, on Friday, May 27, 2011.
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Photo Op
Women walk past damaged buildings after participating in a cultural event organized by the rebels on Tripoli Street in Misratah on May 22, 2011.
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Waiting
Stranded foreign workers wait for food in the port of Benghazi on Feb. 27. Thousands of foreigners are fleeing Libya by air, land and sea, hoping to cross borders prior to the looming conflict.
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Blaze
The office of the chief judiciary police in Benghazi burns after being set on fire by anti-government supporters on February, 25, 2011.
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Tripoli, Libya, May 17, 2011
A man walks near the building housing the anti-corruption department as it burns. The Libyan government said the blaze was caused by coalition air strikes.
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Aftermath
A view of the destruction following the NATO bombardment in Tripoli, Libya, May 17, 2011.
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Pockmarks
The aftermath from battles marks the road that connects Benghazi with Ajdabiyah, Libya, May 16, 2011.
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Grief
Mabroka Kwafi, 63, who has 2 sons fighting on the front line against Gaddafi troops, holds a portrait of her son who was killed in 1994 by Gaddafi forces, Benghazi, May 12, 2011.
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Triage
A rebel fighter is treated at a tent outside the hospital in Misratah, Libya, May 10, 2011.
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Salute
Rebel fighters fire their guns into the air during the funeral of Hussein Saad Al Awami, Benghazi, Libya, May 10, 2011.
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Fire
Libyan men watch as the main fuel depot in Misratah burns following a bombing by Gaddafi forces on May 7, 2011.
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Misratah, Libya, May 4, 2011
Migrants and Libyans flee the restive city of Misratah aboard an International Organization of Migration ship as Gaddafi forces continued to attack the city.
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Injured
A rebel lies on the ground after being wounded by a mortar shell fired by Gaddafi forces killed two of his comrades in Al-Ghiran, near Misratah's airport, May 1, 2011.
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Crater
A man carries a portrait of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi through damage from a coalition air strike on the General Assembly, in Tripoli April 30, 2011.
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Benghazi, April 29, 2011
A huge flag of the former Libyan monarchy, which has been adopted by the Libyan revolution, flutters during a gathering for supporters of the rebels in the eastern city of Benghazi on April 29, 2011.
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Misrata, April 28, 2011
The body of a Libyan rebel fighter is seen next to a pre-Gadhafi flag at Hikma hospital in Misratah, Libya, Thursday, April 28, 2011.
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Benghazi April 27, 2011
Mourners react during the funeral of rebel Ahmed al-Barasi in Benghazi, April 27, 2011. Al-Barasi was killed in Misrata by fighters loyal to Libyan leader Moammar Gaddafi, according to rebel forces.
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Wrecked
A plume of black smoke rises over destroyed cars in the port of Misrata, Libya, Wednesday, April 27, 2011.
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Misrata, April 26, 2011
A man walks through the severely damaged Tripoli Street in the besieged city of Misrata on April 26, 2011. Misrata remains besieged by Muammar Gaddafi's troops to the east, south and west, with its only access to the outside world by sea.
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Procession
Libyan relatives carry the coffin of one of seven victims from two families killed overnight by shelling, said to be from Moammar Gaddafi's forces, during their funeral in the Ras Amar area of the besieged rebel-held city of Misrata on April 25, 2011.
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Capture
Rebels storm a building that was used as a base by pro-government forces in the Zwaaby area of Misrata, Libya on April 24, 2011.
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Shooter
A Libyan rebel sniper provides cover for a comrade during an attack on a building where pro-government fighters are holed up in the Zwabi district of Misrata on April 24, 2011.
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Respite
Libyan rebels rest along a street close to a building where pro-government forces were reportedly entrenched in the Zwabi district of Misrata on April 24, 2011.
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Through the Rubble
Rebel fighters run for cover inside a building on the frontlinein central Misrata April 21, 2011. Tripoli Street is the scene of some of the heaviest fighting between rebels and Gaddafi forces.
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Under Fire
A Libyan rebel fighter runs up a burning stairwell during an effort to dislodge some ensconced government loyalist troops who were firing on them from an upstairs room during house-to-house fighting on Tripoli Street in downtown Misrata April 20, 2011 in Misrata, Libya.
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Refuge
Evacuees, part of a group of 1200 evacuated by boat from Misrata, wait on a bus after arriving in Benghazi, April 15, 2011. Many of the evacuees were suffering from dehydration and required medical attention.
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In the Air
A rebel fighter celebrates as his comrades fire a rocket barrage toward the positions of troops loyal to Libyan ruler Muammar Gaddafi April 14, 2011, west of Ajdabiyah, Libya.
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Remains
The charred hand of a pro-Gaddafi fighter is seen as Libyan rebel fighters bury a man in a communal grave near the western gate of Ajdabiya on April 11, 2011.
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Trail of Smoke
Libyan rebel soldiers celebrate as they fire rockets (background) toward Libyan government troops near front-line positions April 6, 2011 outside of Brega, Libya.
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Lying Low
Libyan rebels duck and others take cover from an attack by pro Gaddafi forces during an exchange of fire along the frontline on the outskirts of Brega, Libya Monday, April 4, 2011.