In pictures: Rebels take Qaddafi compound

A Libyan boy climbs up the remains of a tank belonging to forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi at a vegetable market near Tripoli street, in central Misrata in this May 22, 2011 file photo. When Gaddafi's government shut off the cellphone network in Misrata in the early days of Libya's uprising, it wanted to stop rebel forces communicating with each other. But the power of a modern phone goes beyond its network. Both rebels and government soldiers have used their phones to take pictures and videos of the conflict, a digital record of fighting from both sides. With the rebels now in Tripoli, the capital, and Gaddafi's whereabouts unknown, those gigabytes of potential evidence may play a role in any war crimes cases. Picture taken May 22, 2011. To match Special Report LIBYA-MISRATA/ REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra/Files (LIBYA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST SCI TECH BUSINESS) *** Local Caption *** ZOH28_LIBYA-MISRATA_0823_11.JPG

Libyan rebel fighters are seen at green square ,renamed Martyr's square by rebels in Tripoli August 23, 2011. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra

Libyan rebel fighters celebrate in Green Square, renamed Martyrs Square by rebels, in Tripoli August 23, 2011. Libyan rebels sacked Muammar Gaddafi's Tripoli bastion, seizing weapons and smashing symbols of a 42-year dictatorship whose demise will transfo???

A Libyan rebel walk past a damaged metal fence as they overrun Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi's fortified Bab al-Azizya headquarters in the capital Tripoli after heavy fighting on August 23, 2011. AFP PHOTO/FILIPPO MONTEFORTE *** Local Caption *** 666076-01-08.jpg

Vendors sell Libyan rebel flags on the Libyan border in Dahibah, Tunisia, 23 August 2011. Reports state that The Tunisian border has been crossed by hundreds of Libyans seeking refuge from the spiraling violence over the past month. EPA/HANNIBAL HANSCHKE?

epa02878718 Rebel fighters shoot in the air, and they celebrate in Shuhada Square, and formerly known as Green Square, after troops overran the rebel headquarters, Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, fortified (Bab Al Azizia), Libya on 23 August 2011. Reports state that Libyan rebels were celebrating victory on 23 August 2011 after capturing the home of embattled leader Muammar Gaddafi following days of fighting in the capital Tripoli. The rebels were heard singing, shouting 'God is Great' and honking their cars, as plumes of black smoke were seen rising from the Bab al-Aziziya compound. EPA/STR *** Local Caption *** 02878718.jpg

epa02878742 A Libyan rebel fighter prepares a rocket propelled grenade (RPG) during the battle for the Bab al-Aziziya compound, the main stronghold of Gaddafi, in Tripoli, Libya, on 23 August 2011. Libyan rebels fired celebratory rounds in the air later after capturing the palace of embattled leader Muammar Gaddafi following days of fighting in Tripoli. The rebels were heard singing, shouting 'God is Great' and honking their cars, as plumes of black smoke rose from the Bab al-Aziziya compound. EPA/MARCO SALUSTRO *** Local Caption *** 02878742.jpg

epa02878747 Libyan rebel fighters enter the Bab al-Aziziya compound, the main stronghold of Gaddafi, in Tripoli, Libya, on 23 August 2011. Libyan rebels fired celebratory rounds in the air later after capturing the palace of embattled leader Muammar Gaddafi following days of fighting in Tripoli. The rebels were heard singing, shouting 'God is Great' and honking their cars, as plumes of black smoke rose from the Bab al-Aziziya compound. EPA/MARCO SALUSTRO *** Local Caption *** 02878747.jpg

A Libyan rebel fighter waves their flag on top of the monument that remebers the bombing by US forces in 1986, inside the Bab al-Aziziya compound, the main stronghold of Gaddafi, in Tripoli, Libya, on 23 August 2011. Libyan rebels fired celebratory rounds???

Smoke billows from a neighbourhood in the Libyan capital Tripoli on August 22, 2011. Libyan rebels declared the "Kadhafi era" over after taking control of most of Tripoli, as jubilant fighters streamed into the capital to join battles near the strongman's compound. AFP PHOTO / FILIPPO MONTEFORTE *** Local Caption *** 659892-01-08.jpg

The Libyan capital Tripoli appears behind a shattered window on August 22, 2011. Libyan rebels declared the "Kadhafi era" over after taking control of most of Tripoli, as jubilant fighters streamed into the capital to join battles near the strongman's com???

Smoke billows from a burning car as a Libyan rebel stands guard outside the women's military accademy in Tripoli on August 22, 2011. World leaders hailed the rebel takeover of Tripoli, urging Moamer Kadhafi to admit defeat, as Libyans around the world cel???

Young boys walk down a dark street in Tripoli, late at night on August 22, 2011. Libyan rebels declared the Kadhafi era over after storming Tripoli, but one of the veteran strongman's sons insisted the battle was far from over as he defiantly refuted rep???

A rebel fighter is pictured in Tripoli, on August 23, 2011. Libyan rebels declared the Kadhafi era over after storming Tripoli, but one of the veteran strongman's sons insisted the battle was far from done as he defiantly refuted reports of his arrest. AF???

A rebel fighter is pictured in Tripoli, on August 23, 2011. Libyan rebels declared the Kadhafi era over after storming Tripoli. AFP PHOTO/FILIPPO MONTEFORTE

Rebel fighters and civilians celebrate in the newly named Martyr's Square, formerly known as Green Square, after rebel forces overran Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi's fortified Bab al-Azizya headquarters in the capital Tripoli, following heavy fighting on August 23, 2011. AFP PHOTO/FILIPPO MONTEFORTE *** Local Caption *** 666764-01-08.jpg

A rebel flashes the V-sign for victory during celebrations after rebel forces overran Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi's fortified Bab al-Azizya headquarters in the capital Tripoli, following heavy fighting on August 23, 2011. AFP PHOTO/FILIPPO MONTEFORTE

A Libyan woman holds up the rebel adopted pre-1969 national flag during celebrations, after rebel forces overran Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi's fortified Bab al-Azizya headquarters in the capital Tripoli, following heavy fighting on August 23, 2011. AFP P???

Rebels celebrate in the capital Tripoli following heavy fighting on August 23, 2011, when they overran Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi's fortified Bab al-Azizya headquarters. AFP PHOTO/FILIPPO MONTEFORTE *** Local Caption *** 666972-01-08.jpg

Smoke billows in the background as Libyan rebels overrun Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi's fortified Bab al-Azizya headquarters in the capital Tripoli after heavy fighting on August 23, 2011. AFP PHOTO / FILIPPO MONTEFORTE

Rebel fighters trample on a head of Moammar Gadhafi inside the main compound in Bab al-Aziziya in Tripoli, LIbya, Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2011. Libyan rebels stormed Moammar Gadhafi's main military compound in Tripoli Tuesday after fierce fighting with forces l???

Libyan rebels prepare to fire a wire-guided missile at a position belonging to forces loyal to Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, at the front line near the town of Zlitan, west of the rebel-controlled city of Misrata in this August 6, 2011 file photo. When Muammar Gaddafi's government shut off the cellphone network in Misrata in the early days of Libya's uprising, it wanted to stop rebel forces communicating with each other. But the power of a modern phone goes beyond its network. Both rebels and government soldiers have used their phones to take pictures and videos of the conflict, a digital record of fighting from both sides. With the rebels now in Tripoli, the capital, and Gaddafi's whereabouts unknown, those gigabytes of potential evidence may play a role in any war crimes cases. Picture taken August 6, 2011. To match Special Report LIBYA-MISRATA/ REUTERS/Darren Whiteside/Files (LIBYA - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS SCI TECH BUSINESS) *** Local Caption *** DTW05_LIBYA-MISRATA_0823_11.JPG

A boy plays on top of a tank belonging to forces loyal to Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, which was captured by rebel fighters, in the city centre of Zawiyah, 50 km (31 miles) east of Tripoli August 23, 2011. Libyan rebel forces have breached the first gat???

A Libyan rebel walks in the Bab Al-Aziziya compound in Tripoli August 23, 2011. Joyful Libyan rebels overran Muammar Gaddafi's Tripoli bastion on Tuesday, seizing weapons and loot and destroying symbols of a 42-year dictatorship they declared was now over???

A Libyan rebel holds a Kingdom of Libya flag at Bab Al-Aziziya compound in Tripoli August 23, 2011. Joyful Libyan rebels overran Muammar Gaddafi's Tripoli bastion on Tuesday, seizing weapons and loot and destroying symbols of a 42-year dictatorship they d???

A Libyan rebel holds weapons at Bab Al-Aziziya compound in Tripoli August 23, 2011. Joyful Libyan rebels overran Muammar Gaddafi's Tripoli bastion on Tuesday, seizing weapons and loot and destroying symbols of a 42-year dictatorship they declared was now ???

Rebel fighter brakes the glass of the Moammar Gadhafi's tent inside the main compound in Bab Al-Aziziya in Tripoli, LIbya, Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2011.Libyan rebels stormed Moammar Gadhafi's main military compound in Tripoli Tuesday after fierce fighting with ???

A Libyan rebel shoots in the air at a checkpoint in the Bab El Bahrah district in Tripoli, Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2011. Hundreds of Libyan rebels blasted through the green gates of Moammar Gadhafi's Bab al-Aziziya compound in Tripoli Tuesday after five hours o???

Rebel fighters gesture inside the main Moammar Gadhafi compound in Bab Al-Aziziya in Tripoli, LIbya, Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2011. Libyan rebels stormed Moammar Gadhafi's main military compound in Tripoli Tuesday after fierce fighting with forces loyal to his ???

A rebel fighter carry a gun inside the main Moammar Gadhafi compound in Bab al-Aziziya in Tripoli, LIbya, Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2011. Libyan rebels stormed Moammar Gadhafi's main military compound in Tripoli Tuesday after fierce fighting with forces loyal to???

A rebel fighter pours water on his head inside Moammar Gadhafi's compound in Bab Al-Aziziya in Tripoli, Libya, Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2011. Libyan rebels stormed Moammar Gadhafi's main military compound in Tripoli Tuesday after fierce fighting with forces loy???

A Libyan rebel fighter reacts inside the main Moammar Gadhafi compound in Bab al-Aziziya in Tripoli, LIbya, Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2011. Libyan rebels stormed Moammar Gadhafi's main military compound in Tripoli Tuesday after fierce fighting with forces loyal t???

Rebel fighters rest in the shade in the village of Mayah, some 30 kilometers west from Tripoli, Libya, Sunday, Aug. 21, 2011. Libyan rebels said they were less than 20 miles (30 kilometers) from Moammar Gadhafi's main stronghold of Tripoli on Sunday, a day after opposition fighters launched their first attack on the capital itself. Fighters said a 600-strong rebel force that set out from Zawiya has reached the outskirts of the village of Jedaim and was coming under heavy fire from regime forces on the eastern side of the town. (AP Photo/Sergey Ponomarev) *** Local Caption *** Mideast Libya.JPEG-0cdfc.jpg

Rebel fighters drive their vehicle inside the main Moammar Gadhafi compound in Bab Aa-Aziziya in Tripoli, LIbya, Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2011. Libyan rebels stormed Moammar Gadhafi's main military compound in Tripoli Tuesday after fierce fighting with forces lo???

Rebel fighters gesture and shoot in the air as they celebrate overrunning Moammar Gadhafi's compound Bab al-Aziziya in Tripoli, Libya, early Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2011. Hundreds of Libyan rebels stormed Gadhafi's compound Tuesday, charging wildly through th???

Rebel cars seen inside the main Moammar Gadhafi compound in Bab Al-Aziziya in Tripoli, LIbya, Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2011. Libyan rebels stormed Moammar Gadhafi's main military compound in Tripoli Tuesday after fierce fighting with forces loyal to his regime t???

Libyans living in Turkey destroy a poster of Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi outside the Libyan embassy in Ankara, Turkey, Monday, Aug. 22, 2011. Turkey's foreign minister Ahmet Davutoglu, who met with Libyan rebel leaders in Benghazi Tuesday, Aug 23, 2011, says in that NATO operations will continue until "security in Libya is fully restored." Davutoglu also said Tuesday all frozen Libyan assets should be returned "to the service of the Libyan people," adding the country was in urgent need of "financial resources."(AP Photo) *** Local Caption *** Turkey Libya protest.JPEG-06098.jpg