Libya uprising

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Jerome Delay/AP

In this image taken during an organized trip by the Libyan authorities for a small group of journalists, Libyan soldiers loyal to Muammar Qaddafi celebrate before pushing forward at the western entrance of the city of Ajdabiya, Libya, on March 16.

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Nasser Nasser/AP

Two Libyan rebels check two Libyan passengers riding in a vehicle that is crossing toward Egypt near the border town of Musaed, Libya, on March 16.

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Students chant anti-Qaddafi slogans during a demonstration in Benghazi, Libya, on March 13. Hundreds of students took to the streets protesting what they called the Libyan leader's war crimes and demanding that the international community impose a no-fly zone over Libya.

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Ben Curtis/AP

Pro-Qaddafi fighters raise their fists in victory during a government-organized visit for foreign media near Ras Lanuf, Libya, on March 12. The world moved closer to a decision on imposing a no-fly zone over Libya while Qaddafi advanced on the poorly equipped and loosely organized rebels who have seized much of the country.

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Asmaa Waguih/Reuters

Anti-Qaddafi rebels pray at a checkpoint at Ras Lanuf, Libya, on March 10. The rebel leadership said that the oil port of Ras Lanuf in eastern Libya is under heavy bombardment.

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Nasser Nasser/AP

Two Libyan rebels load an antiaircraft gun cartridge by the entrance of Ras Lanuf, Libya, on March 10. Qaddafi's forces pushed rebel fighters from the strategic oil port of Ras Lanuf on March 10, driving the opposition from the city with a withering rain of artillery fire.

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Hussein Malla/AP

An anti-Qaddafi rebel holds his antiaircraft missile in the oil town of Ras Lanouf, Libya, on March 6.

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Goran Tomasevic/Reuters

A rebel fighter fires his rifle at a military aircraft loyal to Qaddafi at a checkpoint in Ras Lanouf, Libya, on March 7.

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Hussein Malla/AP

Anti-Qaddafi rebels fire multiple rockets during a battle against pro-Qaddafi fighters near the town of Bin-Jawad, Libya, on March 6.

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Hussein Malla/AP

Smoke rises following an air strike by Libyan warplanes near the anti-Qaddafi rebels' checkpoint in Ras Lanouf, Libya, on March 7. Libyan rebels say they are regrouping after forces loyal to Qaddafi pounded opposition fighters with helicopter gunships, artillery, and rockets to stop the rebels' rapid advance toward the capital.

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Lefteris Pitarakis/AP

Libyan antigovernment protesters, some carrying monarchist-era flags, chant slogans as they demonstrate against Libyan leader Muammar Qaddafi in Nalut, Libya, on March 1. The town is currently in control of the Libyan antigovernment forces.

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Ben Curtis/AP

Unidentified pro-Qaddafi security forces stand near a checkpoint on a street in Qasr Banashir, Libya, on March 1. Government opponents in rebel-held Zawiya repelled an attempt by forces loyal to Muammar Qaddafi to retake the city closest to the capital in six hours of fighting overnight, witnesses said.

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Ben Curtis/AP

A pro-Qaddafi Libyan soldier sits in an armored vehicle next to a mosque in Qasr Banashir, Libya, on March 1.

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Tara Todras-Whitehill/AP

Bangladeshi workers who have been trying to leave Libya for more than six days wake up in the morning in a makeshift tent as they wait to be evacuated in Benghazi, Libya, on March 1.

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Asmaa Waguih/Reuters

Antigovernment demonstrators listen to a Friday prayers speech in Benghazi on Feb. 25. Libya's rebellious city of Benghazi has filled a political void with a coalition which is cleaning up, providing food, building defenses, reassuring foreign oil firms, and telling Tripoli it believes in one nation. The city paid a high price for the revolt with up to 250 dead.

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Suhaib Salem/Reuters

On Feb. 25, mourners carry coffins containing the bodies of Libyans who were killed in the recent clashes in Benghazi.

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Hussein Malla/AP

Gunmen prepared to fight against Libyan leader Muammar Qaddafi stand on a small military truck with weapons taken from a Libyan military base, in Benghazi, Libya, on Feb. 24.

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Suhaib Salem/Reuters

On Feb. 25, protesters against Libyan leader Muammar Qaddafi pray next to coffins containing the bodies of Libyans who were killed in the recent clashes.

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Lefteris Pitarakis/AP

Egyptians who used to work in Libya and fled the unrest in the country wait for their breakfast in a makeshift refugee camp set up by the Tunisian Army at the Tunisia-Libyan border in Ras Ajdir, Tunisia, on Feb. 25.

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Protesters riding in the back of a vehicle display the victory sign in Benghazi, Libya, on Feb. 21. Libyan protesters celebrated claiming control of the country's second largest city after bloody fighting and antigovernment unrest spread to Tripoli.

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Protesters stand on a tank holding a pre-Qaddafi era national flag inside a security forces compound in Benghazi, Libya, on Feb. 21.

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On Feb. 22 in Benghazi, Libya, a placard shows photos of some of those who have died in Libyan antigovernment protests.

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The burned-out People's Hall, the main building for government gatherings where the country's equivalent of a parliament holds sessions several times a year, stands in Tripoli, Libya, on Feb. 21.

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Antigovernment protesters demonstrate in Tripoli, Libya, on Feb. 22 in this image taken from television.

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Buildings burn at the entrance to a security forces compound in Benghazi, Libya, on Feb. 21.

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A girl perched in a car window displays the victory sign in Benghazi, Libya, on Feb. 21.

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Alaguri/AP

A protester stands on top of a burned guard post at the entrance to a security forces compound in Benghazi, Libya, on Feb. 21.

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Alaguri/AP

An army soldier and antiregime protesters pose for photos in front of a tank in the early hours of Feb. 22 in Benghazi, Libya.

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Libyan State Television/AP

This image was taken from a broadcast on Libyan state television on Feb. 22. Libyan leader Muammar Qaddafi appeared for less than a minute to say that he was in Tripoli and to deny rumors he had fled to Venezuela amid the unrest sweeping his country.

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