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Libya: on the frontline in Sirte

Libya, Sirte: A Libyan rebel fighter runs from incoming sniper's fire, Sirte
A Libyan rebel fighter runs to take cover from sniper fire Photograph: Mohamed Messara/EPA
Libya, Sirte: A Libyan rebel gestures during the battle to liberate the city of Sirte
Rebel fighters among the rubble of Sirte Photograph: Mohamed Messara/EPA
Libya, Sirte: Libyan Rebel fighter fires an RPG, during the battle in Sirte
A rebel fighter fires a rocket-propelled grenade Photograph: Mohamed Messara/EPA
Libya, Sirte: Libyan rebels try to spot pro-Gaddafi fighters
NTC fighters try to spot the pro-Gaddafi enemy Photograph: Mohamed Messara/EPA
Libya, Sirte: Libyan National Transitional Council fighters fire at loyalist troops
NTC fighters fire at loyalist troops Photograph: Ahmad Al-Rubaye/AFP/Getty Images
Libya, Sirte: A tank of Libyan rebels fire at pro-Gadaffi fighters
A tankload of rebels fire at pro-Gaddafi fighters Photograph: Mohamed Messara/EPA
Libya, Sirte: A member of Libya's National Transitional Council fighting in Sirte
An NTC fighter wades through water Photograph: Keystone/Rex Features
Libya, Sirte: Libyan rebel fighters fire at pro-Gaddafi forces during the battle
Rebel fighters continue the battle for Sirte Photograph: Mohamed Messara/EPA
Libya, Sirte: Smoke rises from the centre Sirte
Smoke rises from the centre of Sirte Photograph: Aris Messinis/AFP/Getty Images
Sirte street battles: An NTC fighter watches comrades fire their gun
An NTC fighter watches comrades fire their gun Photograph: Ahmad Al-Rubaye/AFP/Getty Images
Sirte street battles: NTC soldiers capture an alleged fighter loyal to Gaddafi
NTC soldiers capture a man alleged to be a pro-Gaddafi fighter during street battles Photograph: Aris Messinis/AFP/Getty Images
Sirte street battles: NTC fighters evacuate a wounded comrade after he was shot by a sniper
NTC fighters carry a wounded comrade after he was shot by a sniper Photograph: Aris Messinis/AFP/Getty Images
Sirte street battles: Libyan rebels fire rockets against pro-Gaddafi fighters
NTC forces fire rockets Photograph: Mohamed Messara/EPA
Sirte street battles: An injured rebel fighter screams for help after he was wounded
A wounded NTC fighter screams for help Photograph: Mohamed Messara/EPA
Sirte street battles: A revolutionary fighter fires his machine gun towards loyalist positions
A revolutionary fighter fires his machine gun towards loyalist positions Photograph: Manu Brabo/AP
Sirte street battles: A tattered banner depicting Muammar Gaddafi hangs from a building
A tattered banner depicting ousted leader Muammar Gaddafi hangs from a building in the centre of the city Photograph: Majid Saeedi/Getty Images
Sirte street battles: A comrade looks on as a NTC fighter fires his weapon during fighting
Comrades look on as an NTC fighter fires his weapon during fighting Photograph: Ahmad Al-Rubaye/AFP/Getty Images
Sirte street battles: Libyan rebels during the battle to liberate the city of Sirte
An NTC fighter sees smoke rising Photograph: Mohamed Messara/EPA
Sirte street battles: An anti-Gaddafi fighter fires a heavy machine gun during clashes
An NTC fighter fires a heavy machine gun during clashes Photograph: Thaier Al-Sudani/Reuters
Sirte street battles: An alleged member of the pro-Gaddafi forces is captured during a battle
An alleged member of the pro-Gaddafi forces is captured during a street battle Photograph: Majid Saeedi/Getty Images
Sirte street battles: Families displaced from Sirte flee the fighting
Families from Sirte flee the fighting Photograph: Esam Omran Al-Fetori/Reuters
Sirte street battles: NTC fighters fire at forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi
NTC fighters fire at Gaddafi loyalists Photograph: Aris Messinis/AFP/Getty Images
Sirte street battles: Anti-Gaddafi fighters fire a rocket during clashes on the frontline
Anti-Gaddafi fighters fire a rocket during clashes Photograph: Thaier Al-Sudani/Reuters
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