• epa02877452 A man wounded by a sniper come to a rebel makeshift checkpoint during the night after the revels enter Tripoli on 22 August 2011. US President Barack Obama calledon 22 August 2011 for 'an inclusive transition that leads to a democratic Libya,' after the fall of most of the capital Tripoli to rebels seeking to oust leader Muammar Gaddafi. 'The situation is still very fluid. There remains a degree of uncertainty, and there are still regime elements who pose a threat,' Obama said. "But this much is clear: The Gaddafi regime is coming to an end, and the future of Libya is in the hands of its people." EPA/MARCO SALUSTRO a
    epa02877452 A man wounded by a sniper come to a rebel makeshift checkpoint during the night after the revels enter Tripoli on 22 August 2011. US President Barack Obama calledon 22 August 2011 for 'an inclusive transition that leads to a democratic Libya,' after the fall of most of the capital Tripoli to rebels seeking to oust leader Muammar Gaddafi. 'The situation is still very fluid. There remains a degree of uncertainty, and there are still regime elements who pose a threat,' Obama said. "But this much is clear: The Gaddafi regime is coming to an end, and the future of Libya is in the hands of its people." EPA/MARCO SALUSTRO a
  • epa02877454 A rebel in a makeshift checkpoint during the night after the rebels entered in Tripoli, Libya, on 22 August 2011. US President Barack Obama called on 22 August 2011 for 'an inclusive transition that leads to a democratic Libya,' after the fall???
    epa02877454 A rebel in a makeshift checkpoint during the night after the rebels entered in Tripoli, Libya, on 22 August 2011. US President Barack Obama called on 22 August 2011 for 'an inclusive transition that leads to a democratic Libya,' after the fall???
  • A rebel prays in Green Square in Tripoli, Libya, on 22 August 2011, during the night after the rebels entered the city. US President Barack Obama called on 22 August 2011 for 'an inclusive transition that leads to a democratic Libya,' after the fall of mo???
    A rebel prays in Green Square in Tripoli, Libya, on 22 August 2011, during the night after the rebels entered the city. US President Barack Obama called on 22 August 2011 for 'an inclusive transition that leads to a democratic Libya,' after the fall of mo???
  • A demonstrators smashes a poster of Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi during a protest against Kadhafi outside the Libyan embassy in Ankara on August 22, 2011. Libyan opposition groups hauled down the flag of the Moamer Kadhafi regime at the embassy in the Tur???
    A demonstrators smashes a poster of Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi during a protest against Kadhafi outside the Libyan embassy in Ankara on August 22, 2011. Libyan opposition groups hauled down the flag of the Moamer Kadhafi regime at the embassy in the Tur???
  • A Libyan woman walks with kids through vendors kiosks at Freedom square on August 22, 2011 in Benghazi, Libya. Tripoli residents spent Monday jubilant yet fearful, asking for weapons to join rebels in their cat-and-mouse war with loyalists who have besie???
    A Libyan woman walks with kids through vendors kiosks at Freedom square on August 22, 2011 in Benghazi, Libya. Tripoli residents spent Monday jubilant yet fearful, asking for weapons to join rebels in their cat-and-mouse war with loyalists who have besie???
  • Supporters of Libya's rebels shout slogans in support of the opposition against Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi in the capital Tripoli late on August 22, 2011 as rebels said they had sent more fighters and weaponry by sea to the capital from their coastal en???
    Supporters of Libya's rebels shout slogans in support of the opposition against Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi in the capital Tripoli late on August 22, 2011 as rebels said they had sent more fighters and weaponry by sea to the capital from their coastal en???
  • ** CORRECTS DAY TO MONDAY ** - A sign depicting Libya's leader Moammar Gadhafi lies on a puddle outside the Libyan embassy in Brasilia, Brazil, Monday, Aug. 22, 2011. A group of Libyans residents in Brazil, who are against Gadhafi's regime, entered the Libyan Embassy in Brasilia and intend to stay there until Gadhafi's deposition is announced. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres) *** Local Caption *** CORRECTION Brazil Libya.JPEG-06756.jpg
    ** CORRECTS DAY TO MONDAY ** - A sign depicting Libya's leader Moammar Gadhafi lies on a puddle outside the Libyan embassy in Brasilia, Brazil, Monday, Aug. 22, 2011. A group of Libyans residents in Brazil, who are against Gadhafi's regime, entered the Libyan Embassy in Brasilia and intend to stay there until Gadhafi's deposition is announced. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres) *** Local Caption *** CORRECTION Brazil Libya.JPEG-06756.jpg
  • Libyan volunteers hold weapons near the court house in Benghazi August 23, 2011 as they prepare to go to Tripoli to fight Muammar Gaddafi's forces, REUTERS/Esam Al-Fetori
    Libyan volunteers hold weapons near the court house in Benghazi August 23, 2011 as they prepare to go to Tripoli to fight Muammar Gaddafi's forces, REUTERS/Esam Al-Fetori
  • A man holds up a poster of Libya's leader Muammar Gaddafi, one of several distributed among a crowd gathered to view a burning fuel truck, in Tripoli in this March 2, 2011 file photo. REUTERS/Chris Helgren/Files (LIBYA - Tags: CONFLICT POLITICS MILITARY)
    A man holds up a poster of Libya's leader Muammar Gaddafi, one of several distributed among a crowd gathered to view a burning fuel truck, in Tripoli in this March 2, 2011 file photo. REUTERS/Chris Helgren/Files (LIBYA - Tags: CONFLICT POLITICS MILITARY)
  • The graves of Libyan rebels killed during fighting with Muammar Gaddafi's government forces line a hillside in a cemetery in Nalut in Libya's Western Mountains in this August 3, 2011 file photo. REUTERS/Bob Strong
    The graves of Libyan rebels killed during fighting with Muammar Gaddafi's government forces line a hillside in a cemetery in Nalut in Libya's Western Mountains in this August 3, 2011 file photo. REUTERS/Bob Strong
  • People celebrate what they believe is the nearly end of the military conflict against Gadhafi's regime at the rebel-held town of Benghazi, Libya, early Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2011. World leaders said Monday the end is near for Moammar Gadhafi's regime and began looking at Libya's future without the man who has held power there for 42 years. (AP Photo/Alexandre Meneghini)
    People celebrate what they believe is the nearly end of the military conflict against Gadhafi's regime at the rebel-held town of Benghazi, Libya, early Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2011. World leaders said Monday the end is near for Moammar Gadhafi's regime and began looking at Libya's future without the man who has held power there for 42 years. (AP Photo/Alexandre Meneghini)
  • People sell food on the street as they celebrate what they believe is the nearly end of the military conflict against Gadhafi's regime at the rebel-held town of Benghazi, Libya, early Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2011. World leaders said Monday the end is near for Moammar Gadhafi's regime and began looking at Libya's future without the man who has held power there for 42 years. (AP Photo/Alexandre Meneghini)
    People sell food on the street as they celebrate what they believe is the nearly end of the military conflict against Gadhafi's regime at the rebel-held town of Benghazi, Libya, early Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2011. World leaders said Monday the end is near for Moammar Gadhafi's regime and began looking at Libya's future without the man who has held power there for 42 years. (AP Photo/Alexandre Meneghini)
  • An armored vehicle speeds on the outskirts of Tripoli, as huge smoke rises over the downtown, late Monday, Aug. 22, 2011. Libyan rebels claimed to be in control of most of the Libyan capital on Monday after their lightning advance on Tripoli heralded the ???
    An armored vehicle speeds on the outskirts of Tripoli, as huge smoke rises over the downtown, late Monday, Aug. 22, 2011. Libyan rebels claimed to be in control of most of the Libyan capital on Monday after their lightning advance on Tripoli heralded the ???
  • Mustafa Aojli, 21, prepares pre-Gadhafi flags for sell at the rebel-held town of Benghazi, Libya, Monday, Aug. 22, 2011. World leaders said Monday the end is near for Moammar Gadhafi's regime and began looking at Libya's future without the man who has held power there for 42 years. (AP Photo/Alexandre Meneghini)
    Mustafa Aojli, 21, prepares pre-Gadhafi flags for sell at the rebel-held town of Benghazi, Libya, Monday, Aug. 22, 2011. World leaders said Monday the end is near for Moammar Gadhafi's regime and began looking at Libya's future without the man who has held power there for 42 years. (AP Photo/Alexandre Meneghini)
  • Moammar Gadhafi's son, Seif al-Islam, top left, gestures to troops loyal to his father in Tripoli, Libya, Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2011. Seif al-Islam, who was earlier reported arrested by Libya's rebels, turned up early Tuesday morning at the hotel where foreign journalists stay in Tripoli, then took reporters in his convoy on a drive through the city. (AP Photo/Imed Lamloum, Pool)
    Moammar Gadhafi's son, Seif al-Islam, top left, gestures to troops loyal to his father in Tripoli, Libya, Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2011. Seif al-Islam, who was earlier reported arrested by Libya's rebels, turned up early Tuesday morning at the hotel where foreign journalists stay in Tripoli, then took reporters in his convoy on a drive through the city. (AP Photo/Imed Lamloum, Pool)
  • People celebrate what they believe is the nearly end of the military conflict against Gadhafi's regime at the rebel-held town of Benghazi, Libya, early Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2011. World leaders said Monday the end is near for Moammar Gadhafi's regime and began looking at Libya's future without the man who has held power there for 42 years. (AP Photo/Alexandre Meneghini)
    People celebrate what they believe is the nearly end of the military conflict against Gadhafi's regime at the rebel-held town of Benghazi, Libya, early Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2011. World leaders said Monday the end is near for Moammar Gadhafi's regime and began looking at Libya's future without the man who has held power there for 42 years. (AP Photo/Alexandre Meneghini)
  • People take pictures as they celebrate what they believe is the nearly end of the military conflict against Gadhafi's regime at the rebel-held town of Benghazi, Libya, early Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2011. World leaders said Monday the end is near for Moammar Gadhafi's regime and began looking at Libya's future without the man who has held power there for 42 years. (AP Photo/Alexandre Meneghini)
    People take pictures as they celebrate what they believe is the nearly end of the military conflict against Gadhafi's regime at the rebel-held town of Benghazi, Libya, early Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2011. World leaders said Monday the end is near for Moammar Gadhafi's regime and began looking at Libya's future without the man who has held power there for 42 years. (AP Photo/Alexandre Meneghini)
  • Kulud Sahati, 10, holds a picture of her brother Hosen Sahati, killed in Rajma by Gadhafi's loyalists, as people celebrate what they believe is the nearly end of the military conflict against Gadhafi's regime at the rebel-held town of Benghazi, Libya, early Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2011. World leaders said Monday the end is near for Moammar Gadhafi's regime and began looking at Libya's future without the man who has held power there for 42 years. (AP Photo/Alexandre Meneghini)
    Kulud Sahati, 10, holds a picture of her brother Hosen Sahati, killed in Rajma by Gadhafi's loyalists, as people celebrate what they believe is the nearly end of the military conflict against Gadhafi's regime at the rebel-held town of Benghazi, Libya, early Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2011. World leaders said Monday the end is near for Moammar Gadhafi's regime and began looking at Libya's future without the man who has held power there for 42 years. (AP Photo/Alexandre Meneghini)
  • Moammar Gadhafi's son Seif al-Islam makes the victory sign as he appears at the Rixos hotel in Tripoli, Libya, Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2011. Al-Islam, who was earlier reported arrested by Libya's rebels, appeared at the hotel and spoke to reporters early Tuesday. (AP Photo/Dario Lopez-Mills)
    Moammar Gadhafi's son Seif al-Islam makes the victory sign as he appears at the Rixos hotel in Tripoli, Libya, Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2011. Al-Islam, who was earlier reported arrested by Libya's rebels, appeared at the hotel and spoke to reporters early Tuesday. (AP Photo/Dario Lopez-Mills)
  • A member of the media stands in the atrium of the Rixos hotel as one half of the hotel experiences a power cut, in Tripoli August 22, 2011. Heavy gun fire rang out near the Tripoli hotel where members of the foreign media are staying, a Reuters correspon???
    A member of the media stands in the atrium of the Rixos hotel as one half of the hotel experiences a power cut, in Tripoli August 22, 2011. Heavy gun fire rang out near the Tripoli hotel where members of the foreign media are staying, a Reuters correspon???
  • Saif Al-Islam, son of Muammar Gaddafi, greets supporters in Tripoli August 23, 2011. Saif told journalists that Libya, which has been largely overrun in the past 24 hours by rebel forces seeking to topple his father, was in fact in government hands and that Muammar Gaddafi was safe. REUTERS/Paul Hackett (LIBYA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)
    Saif Al-Islam, son of Muammar Gaddafi, greets supporters in Tripoli August 23, 2011. Saif told journalists that Libya, which has been largely overrun in the past 24 hours by rebel forces seeking to topple his father, was in fact in government hands and that Muammar Gaddafi was safe. REUTERS/Paul Hackett (LIBYA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)
  • A Libyan rebel fighter takes up fighting position during an attack by pro-Gaddafi forces after rebels seized a Gaddafi army women's officer training center in Tripoli August 22, 2011. Ongoing fighting with snipers and other pro-Gaddafi forces has prevente???
    A Libyan rebel fighter takes up fighting position during an attack by pro-Gaddafi forces after rebels seized a Gaddafi army women's officer training center in Tripoli August 22, 2011. Ongoing fighting with snipers and other pro-Gaddafi forces has prevente???
  • Libyan rebel fighters rest after an attack by pro-Gaddafi forces at a Gaddafi army women's officer training center in Tripoli August 22, 2011. Ongoing fighting with snipers and other pro-Gaddafi forces has prevented the rebels from gaining control of the ???
    Libyan rebel fighters rest after an attack by pro-Gaddafi forces at a Gaddafi army women's officer training center in Tripoli August 22, 2011. Ongoing fighting with snipers and other pro-Gaddafi forces has prevented the rebels from gaining control of the ???

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