Libya in pictures: Sean Smith's photographs from a divided country

26 February: The wreckage of a Libyan air force jet near Brega, which locals claim was sent to attack the oilfields in the area. The pilots are believed to have ejected from the aircraft instead of carrying out their mission
Photograph: Sean Smith for the Guardian

2 March: Rebel fighters on the outskirts of Ajdabiya
Photograph: Sean Smith for the Guardian

2 March: The bodies of men killed in fighting with pro-Gaddafi forces near Brega university are brought to the city hospital
Photograph: Sean Smith for the Guardian

2 March: A man injured during fighting with pro-Gaddafi forces near Brega University is treated at the city's hospital Photograph: Sean Smith for the Guardian

4 March: Rebels in Brega, holding ammunition
Photograph: Sean Smith for the Guardian

6 March: Rebels fire multiple rockets during a battle against pro-Gaddafi fighters near the town of Bin Jawad Photograph: Sean Smith for the Guardian

6 March: A Libyan man who was injured in clashes between the Libyan army and anti-government forces at Bin Jawad is brought in for treatment at Ras Lanuf hospital
Photograph: Sean Smith for the Guardian

7 March: An airstrike by forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi near a rebel checkpoint on a road outside Ras Lanuf Photograph: Sean Smith for the Guardian

8 March: Rebel fighters shoot at a plane in Ras Lanuf town centre. The Libyan airforce has been attacking the town Photograph: Sean Smith for the Guardian

9 March: Rebel fighters walk to the front on the road between Ras Lanuf and Bin Jawad where a gas storage terminal had been hit Photograph: Sean Smith for the Guardian

11 March: Anti-Gaddafi placards in various languages are piled up inside the rebel media centre in Benghazi
Photograph: Sean Smith for the Guardian

11 March: Rebel fighters attempt to spot a jet flying overhead as the oil refinery in Ras Lanuf continues to burn in the background
Photograph: Sean Smith for the Guardian

13 March: Rebel militia withdraw from the area around Brega under the advancing Libyan army
Photograph: Sean Smith for the Guardian

15 March: A checkpoint on the way to the frontline at Ajdabiya Photograph: Sean Smith for the Guardian

16 March: The rebel media base in Benghazi Photograph: Sean Smith for the Guardian

18 March: Rebel leader General Abdul Fattah Younis in Benghazi Photograph: Sean Smith for the Guardian

18 March: Friday prayers in Benghazi Photograph: Sean Smith for the Guardian

19 March: Rebels celebrate capturing a military vehicle in Benghazi Photograph: Sean Smith for the Guardian

20 March: A rebel soldier walks past a destroyed tank belonging to forces loyal to Gaddafi, 20km from Ajdabiya Photograph: Sean Smith for the Guardian

21 March: Rebel fighters on the frontline on the outskirts of Ajdabiya Photograph: Sean Smith for the Guardian

22 March: Libyans inspect the wreckage of a US F-15E Strike Eagle fighter jet after it crashed overnight due to mechanical failure, near Benghazi Photograph: Sean Smith for the Guardian

23 March: Civilians flee Ajdabiya Photograph: Sean Smith for the Guardian

23 March: Rebels on the outskirts of the town walk to the front as shelling continues Photograph: Sean Smith for the Guardian

24 March: A wounded rebel fighter is transferred to an ambulance in Ajdabiya Photograph: Sean Smith for the Guardian

26 March: Rebel supporters scavenge for scrap from a Gaddafi tank destroyed by a coalition air strike in Ajdabiya Photograph: Sean Smith for the Guardian

27 March: Graffiti left by Gaddafi troops at Ras Lanuf Photograph: Sean Smith for the Guardian

27 March: Government BM-21 artillery rocket launchers destroyed by Nato airstrikes at the eastern gate of Ras Lanuf
Photograph: Sean Smith for the Guardian

28 March: Smoke from an air strike billows across the road as rebel forces advance through Wadi Harawa
Photograph: Sean Smith for the Guardian

29 March: A rebel fighter's body is returned to Ras Lanuf Photograph: Sean Smith/Guardian

30 March: Rebels move forward on the road to Ras Lanuf – before having to retreat past Brega Photograph: Sean Smith for the Guardian