Heavy black smoke rises an oil facility in northern Libya's Ras Lanouf region on January 23 after it caught fire following attacks launched by...
Libyan fireman stands in front of smoke and flames rising from an oil storage tank at an oil facility in northern Libya's Ras Lanouf region on...
An image grab taken from Libya's state television on March 11, 2011 shows Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi's forces celebrating after driving back...
The body of a Libyan rebel fighter, who was killed during clashes with forces loyal to leader Moamer Kadhafi, lies at a clinic in the oil town of Ras...
An airforce jet drops a bomb near Libyan rebel fighters on the outskirts of the oil-rich town of Ras Lanuf on March 8, 2011. AFP PHOTO/MARCO LONGARI
Libyans at the rebel-held eastern town of Brega celebrate after rumor spread that their fighters took over the town of Ras Lanuf from pro-Kadhafi...
Libyan rebel fighters take cover as a bomb dropped by an airforce fighter jet explodes near a checkpoint on the outskirts of the oil town of Ras...
Libyan rebel fighters celebrate as they pass through Ajdabiya's west gate, 160 kms west of Benghazi, on their way to Ras Lanuf where heavy fighting...
Libyan rebel fighters opposing Libyan strongman Moamer Kadhafi fire their weapons at a Libyan airforce fighter jet flying overhead at the entrance to...
Libyan rebel reacts as smoke rises from an oil pipe following an explosion near an oil facility just outside the town of Ras Lanuf on March 9, 2011...
Libyan rebel fighters run for cover as an airforce jet flying overhead drops a bomb on the outskirts of the oil-rich town of Ras Lanuf on March 8,...
Libyan rebels look at a smoke rising from an oil pipe just outside the town of Ras Lanuf on March 9, 2011 where many anti-regime fighters retreated...
Libyan rebel fighters opposing Libyan strongman Moamer Kadhafi load ammunition into an anti-aircraft machine-gun as Libyan airforce fighter jets fly...
Libyan rebel waves his hand gun as he gather with fellow fighters at a checkpoint in the outskirts of the key oil port of Ras Lanuf on March 7, 2011....
Convoy of Libyan rebel fighters heads towards the front line on March 11, 2011 as rebels battled troops loyal to Moamer Kadhafi outside Ras Lanuf a...
Libyan rebel fighter, wounded during heavy clashes with Kadhafi loyalists forces on the outskirt of the oil port of Ras Lanuf, is rushed to...
The corpse of an anti Libyan government fighter, killed during hevy clashes with Kadhafi loyalists forces for the control of the oil port town of Ras...
Wounded Libyan rebel fighter is evacuated from the battle field to the eastern key Libyan oil town of Ras Lanuf on March 10, 2011 where troops...
Libyan rebel sits in his vehicle next to an image of Argentine-born Cuban revolutionary leader Ernesto "Che" Guevara, on the outskirts of the town of...
Shrapnels fly through the air as a tank shell explodes near Libyan rebel fighters defending their last position against Moamer Kadhafi's loyalist...
Libyan rebel fighter mans a check point in the stronghold oil town of Ras Lanuf on March 5, 2011 where up to 10 people were killed and more than 20...
Libyan rebel fighters perform the ritual noon prayer in Ras Lanuf on March 7, 2011 as opposition forces ceded ground to Moamer Kadhafi's advancing...
Libyans from the rebel-held eastern town of Brega pray following a rumor that fighters took over the town of Ras Lanuf from pro-Kadhafi forces during...
Libyan rebel fighters pray before heading to battle against pro Khadafi forces, some 40 km down the road of the northern central city of Ras Lanuf on...
Libyan rebel fighters opposing Libyan strongman Moamer Kadhafi raise their weapons as they gather at the entrance to the oil-rich town of Ras Lanuf...
Armed Libyan rebels stand guard at a checkpoint outside the city of Brega on March 27, 2011 as rebels pushed westwards in hot pursuit of Moamer...
Armed Libyans, who claim to be federalist supporters, set up a checkpoint outside Sidra oil terminal, near Ras Lanuf, after they forced the terminal...
Rebel soldiers fighting against Col. Muammar Gaddafi fire a Katyusha rocket at the frontline March 9, 2011 near Ras Lanuf, Libya. The government...
An injured rebel soldier against Col. Muammar Gaddafi is carried at the frontline March 9, 2011 near Ras Lanuf, Libya. The government military and...
Rebel fighter attempts to shoot down a fighter jet belonging to Col. Muammar Gaddafi's air force March 7, 2011 in Ras Lanuf, Libya.
Rebel soldier fighting against Col. Muammar Gaddafi lies on the ground after government forces dropped shells at the frontline March 9, 2011 near Ras...
Rebel soldier against Col. Muammar Gaddafi carries an RPG at the frontline March 9, 2011 near Ras Lanuf, Libya. The government military and rebels...
Rebel soldier against Col. Muammar Gaddafi fires an RPG at the frontline March 9, 2011 near Ras Lanuf, Libya. The government military and rebels have...
Libyan rebel fighters are surrounded by smoke as they sit near the front line on March 11, 2011 as rebels battled troops loyal to Moamer Kadhafi...
Libyan rebel fighters react during clashes with forces loyal to leader Moamer Kadhafi, just few kilometers outside the oil town of Ras Lanuf on March...
Rebel fighter uses binoculars to monitor the skies over the flashpoint town of Ras Lanuf on March 8 as Libya's air force carries out raids, on this...
Libyan rebel fighter holds a rocket propelled grenade launcher after spotting a fighter jet flying overhead near a checkpoint at the entrance to the...
Libyan rebels load a missil launcher after they fled from Ras Lanuf to Uqayla, 20 kilometres further east, on March 30 as loyalist forces overran the...
Libyan rebel fighters stand ready with anti-aircraft weapons at a checkpoint on the outskirts of Ras Lanuf on March 6, 2011 which in spite of air...
Libyan rebel fighter uses his legs to steady his machin-gun as he fires at a fighter jet flying overhead during clashes with forces loyal to leader...
Libyan rebel fighters amass ammunition close to the flashpoint town of Ras Lanuf on March 8 as Libya's air force carries out raids, on this...
Libyan rebel looks though a multiple rocket launcher on the outskirts of the town of Bin Jawad on March 27, 2011 as rebels pushed westwards in hot...
Smoke billows from the fighting in Sidra, 10 kilometres west of Ras Lanuf, on March 10 as fighting in eastern Libya has killed at least 400 people...
Libyan rebels hold their positions on the outskirts of the town of Bin Jawad on March 27, 2011 as rebels pushed westwards in hot pursuit of Moamer...
Libyan rebels wait at a checkpoint in Brega, 240 kms south of Benghazi, on March 30, 2011 as outgunned rebels fled the key oil town of Ras Lanuf...
Libyans shout slogans while carrying the coffin of a comrade killed the day before in the battle for Ras Lanuf on a pick-up truck on March 11, 2011...
Libyan rebel fighters pray before engaging in clashes with forces loyal to leader Moamer Kadhafi, just few kilometers outside the oil town of Ras...
Libyan man holds a huge old national flag as thousands take part in an anti-regime rally through the streets of the eastern city of Benghazi on March...
Libyan protesters wave their old national flag during an anti-regime rally in the eastern city of Benghazi on March 9, 2011 as rebel fighters broken...
Libyan rebel waves the Kingdom of Libya flag in the town of Bin Jawad on March 27, 2011 as rebels pushed westwards in hot pursuit of Moamer Kadhafi's...
Libyan rebels return from the battle field outside the oil rich town of Ras Lanuf on March 29 as world powers vowed to continue military action until...
Libyan rebel fighters launch a rocket towards a position held by forces loyal to leader Moamer Kadhafi during clashes between the two side few...
Bomb dropped by a Kadhafi loyalist Airforce fighter jet explodes as Libyan rebel fighters run for cover on March 11, 2011 some 10 kilometers east of...
Libyan rebel fighters run for cover as shells explode nearby during clashes with forces loyal to leader Moamer Kadhafi, just few kilometers outside...
Smoke rises as a Libyan jet fighter drops a bomb on anti Libyan government fighters' position on the outskirt of the eastern oil port town of Ras...
Libyan rebel fighters flash the victory sign as they look at an airforce fighter jet flying overhead after dropping a bomb near a checkpoint on the...
Libyan rebel fighter run for cover as shells explode nearby during a battle with forces loyal to leader Moamer Kadhafi, just few kilometers outside...
Libyan rebel fighter scarmbles from a ditch as he carries a rocket propelled grenade to reach the battle scene with forces loyal to leader Moamer...
Libyan rebel fighters fire an anti-aircraft weapon at an airforce jet loyal to leader Moamer Kadhafi flying overhead during clashes few kilometers...
Libyan rebel fighters take cover as a bomb dropped by an airforce fighter jet explodes near a checkpoint on the outskirts of the oil town of Ras...