Libya rebels attack Gaddafi regime in Tripoli – in pictures

Libyan rebel fighters gesture at the former female military base in Tripoli Photograph: Sergey Ponomarev/AP

Libyan rebel fighters embrace at the former female military base in Tripoli Photograph: Sergey Ponomarev/AP

Libyan rebel fighters from the Tripoli brigade deface a portrait of the Libyan dictator, Muammar Gaddafi Photograph: Sergey Ponomarev/AP

Local residents greet advancing rebel fighters on the outskirts of Tripoli Photograph: Sergey Ponomarev/AP

Libyan rebel fighters celebrate as they drive through Tripoli's Qarqarsh district Photograph: Bob Strong/Reuters

Rebel fighters search vehicles at a checkpoint in Qarqarsh Photograph: Bob Strong/Reuters

Celebrations in the rebel-held town of Benghazi Photograph: Alexandre Meneghini/AP

People in Benghazi celebrate the capture of Muammar Gaddafi's son Saif al-Islam Photograph: EPA

A woman celebrates in Benghazi Photograph: Alexandre Meneghini/AP

A rebel fighter in Benghazi Photograph: Alexandre Meneghini/AP

Jubilation in Benghazi Photograph: EPA

Members of the Libyan rebel security forces fire their rifles in the air in Benghazi Photograph: Gianluigi Guercia/AFP/Getty Images

Crowds in Benghazi Photograph: EPA

Flags and banners are held aloft in Benghazi Photograph: EPA

Libyan rebels take position during fighting against regime forces in the Gadayem forest, west of Tripoli Photograph: Filippo Monteforte/AFP/Getty Images

Rebel fighters look towards the enemy as they hear the sound of bombardments in the village of Maya Photograph: Sergey Ponomarev/AP

Rebel fighters rest in the shade in Maya Photograph: Sergey Ponomarev/AP

Rebel fighters speed towards the frontline fighting in Maya Photograph: Sergey Ponomarev/AP