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Libya: Rebels push towards Gaddafi strongholds Sirte and Bani Walid – in pictures

Sirte: Anti-Gaddafi fighters fire a cannon
Rebel fighters fire a cannon near Sirte, the home town of former Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi Photograph: Goran Tomasevic/REUTERS
Sirte: Medical helicopter
A Libyan rebel stands in front of a medical helicopter on the road near Sirte. They are pushing into Sirte and Bani Walid – two of Gaddafi's remaining strongholds Photograph: Guillem Valle/EPA
Sirte: Anti-Gaddafi fighters load a cannon
Anti-Gaddafi fighters load a cannon near Sirte Photograph: Goran Tomasevic/REUTERS
Sirte: Injured fighter
An injured rebel fighter is taken to an ambulance near Sirte Photograph: Manu Brabo/AP
Sirte: Anti-Gaddafi fighters return fire
Rebel fighters return fire after incoming missiles from pro-Gaddafi forces in Harawa, 37 miles east of Sirte Photograph: Asmaa Waguih/Reuters
Sirte: Fighters comfort each other
Rebels react as dead and wounded comrades are brought into a field hospital on the outskirts of Sirte Photograph: Francisco Leong/AFP/Getty Images
Sirte: Armoured car commander
A rebel fighter arrives in an armoured vehicle at the frontline of the Gaddafi stronghold of Bani Walid Photograph: Joseph Eid/AFP/Getty Images
Sirte: multiple-rocket launcher near Sirte
A Libyan rebel fighter fires a multiple-rocket launcher near Sirte Photograph: Goran Tomasevic/Reuters
Sirte: Anti-Gaddafi fighters gesture during a battle
Anti-Gaddafi fighters gesture during a battle against loyalists to the former Libyan dictator near Sirte Photograph: Goran Tomasevic/Reuters
Libya: Rebels push towards Gaddafi strongholds Sirte and Bani Walid
An injured rebel receives medical attention as rebels push towards to Abu Adi the village where Muammar Gaddafi was born near Sirte. Photograph: Guillem Valle/EPA
Libya: Rebels push towards Gaddafi strongholds Sirte and Bani Walid
An anti-Gaddafi fighter fires a weapon against Gaddafi loyalists in a village near Sirte Photograph: Goran Tomasevic/Reuters
Libya: Rebels push towards Gaddafi strongholds Sirte and Bani Walid
An anti-Gaddafi fighter fires a RPG against Gaddafi loyalists in a village near Sirte. Photograph: Goran Tomasevic/Reuters
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