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Libya air strikes – in pictures

Libya, Tripoli compound: Libyan army soldiers inside Bab Al-Aziziyah, Gaddafi's Tripoli compound
Libyan soldiers inside Bab Al-Aziziya, Gaddafi's compound in Tripoli Photograph: Zohra Bensemra/Reuters
Libya, Tripoli compound: Libyan army soldiers stand on destroyed Gaddafi's Tripoli compound
Libyan soldiers stand on a destroyed building inside Bab Al-Aziziya, Gaddafi's heavily fortified compound in Tripoli Photograph: Zohra Bensemra/Reuters
Libya, Tripoli compound: Shrapnel from building inside Bab Al-Aziziyah, Gaddafi's Tripoli compound
Supporters of Libya's leader, Muammar Gaddafi, show pieces of shrapnel from a building inside Bab Al-Aziziya, Gaddafi's compound in Tripoli Photograph: Zohra Bensemra/Reuters
Libya airstrikes: Vehicles explode after an air strike between Benghazi and Ajdabiyah
Vehicles belonging to forces loyal to Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi explode after an air strike by coalition forces along a road between Benghazi and Ajdabiyah Photograph: Goran Tomasevic/Reuters
Libya airstrikes: Libyan rebel soldiers drive by burning vehicles hit by coalition forces
Libyan rebel soldiers drive past burning military vehicles hit by coalition forces on the road from Benghazi to Ajdabiyah Photograph: Sipa Press/Rex Features
Libya airstrikes: A tank belonging to loyliast forces explodes after an air strike
A tank belonging to forces loyal to Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi explodes after an air strike by coalition forces Photograph: Goran Tomasevic/Reuters
Libya airstrikes: A rebel fighter looks at burning vehicles after an air strike
A rebel fighter looks at burning vehicles belonging to forces loyal to Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi after an air strike by coalition forces, along a road between Benghazi and Ajdabiyah Photograph: Goran Tomasevic/Reuters
Libya airstrikes: A rebel fighter looks at burning vehicles after an air strike
A rebel fighter looks at burning vehicles belonging to forces loyal to Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi after an air strike by coalition forces in Benghazi Photograph: Goran Tomasevic/Reuters
Libya airstrikes: A Libyan rebel empties the pockets of a member of Muammar Gaddafi's forces
A Libyan rebel empties the pockets of a teenage member of Gaddafi's forces lying among debris in Al-Wayfiyah, west of Benghazi, after being hit by French warplanes Photograph: Patrick Baz/AFP/Getty Images
Libya airstrikes: An F-16 jet fighter is parked at the Nato airbase in Aviano, Italy
An F-16 jet fighter is parked at the Nato airbase in Aviano, Italy Photograph: Luca Bruno/AP
Libya airstrikes: Libyan rebels wave their flag on top of a wrecked tank near Benghazi
Libyan rebels wave their flag on top of a wrecked tank belonging to Gaddafi troops near Benghazi Photograph: Patrick Baz/AFP/Getty Images
Libya airstrikes: A Danish F-16 aircraft takes off from the Nato airbase in Sigonella, Sicily
A Danish F-16 aircraft takes off from the Nato airbase in Sigonella, Sicily Photograph: Andrew Medichini/AP
Libya airstrikes: A Libyan man carries a blanket to cover the body of a loyalist soldier
A Libyan man covers the body of a Gaddafi loyalist soldier killed in a French air strike early on Sunday morning on the southern outskirts of Benghazi Photograph: Finbarr O'Reilly/Reuters
Libya airstrikes: Libyan rebels celebrate with a soldier's army cap
Libyan rebels celebrate with an army cap belonging to a soldier loyal to Gaddafi in the outskirts of Benghazi Photograph: Anja Niedringhaus/AP
Libya airstrikes: Ground crew transport weapons for an Italian F-16 Fighting Falcon
Ground crew transport weapons for an Italian F-16 Fighting Falcon at the Birgi Nato airbase in Trapani, Sicily Photograph: Alessandro Bianchi/Reuters
Libya airstrikes: Libyan rebels walk past wrecked military vehicles in Al-Wayfiyah
Libyan rebels walk past wrecked military vehicles belonging to Gaddafi's forces, bombed by the French air force in Al-Wayfiyah, west of Benghazi Photograph: Patrick Baz/AFP/Getty Images
Libya airstrikes: A US C17 plane takes off the Aviano air base, Italy
A US C17 plane takes off from the Aviano air base in Italy Photograph: Giuseppe Cacace/AFP/Getty Images
Libya airstrikes: A Libyan rebel celebrates with a rocket in the outskirts of Benghazi
A Libyan rebel in an Italian national football team jacket celebrates with a rocket in the outskirts of Benghazi Photograph: Anja Niedringhaus/AP
Libya airstrikes: A technician inspects missiles mounted on of one of six Danish F16 fighters
A technician inspects missiles mounted on of one of six Danish F16 fighters based at the southern Italian military airport of Sigonella Photograph: Mario Laporta/AFP/Getty Images
Libya airstrikes: A Libyan rebel waves a flag as he stands on wrecked military vehicles
A Libyan waves the rebellion flag as he stands on bombed-out military vehicles Photograph: Patrick Baz/AFP/Getty Images
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