Libya unrest – in pictures

A Libyan anti-government protester holds his old national flag in front of a wall covered with graffiti against Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi in the eastern city of Tobruk Photograph: AFP/Getty Images

Libyan protesters flash the V for victory sign and hold a caricature of Muammar Gaddafi in Tobruk Photograph: Patrick Baz/AFP/Getty Images

Suspected African mercenaries sit in a room in a court as they are held by anti-government protesters, in Benghazi Photograph: Asmaa Waguih/Reuters

Members of Libya's internal security forces wave their old national flag as they parade in support of dissident forces Photograph: AFP/Getty Images

An anti-government demonstrator fixes his scarf as he passes by anti-government graffiti and a cartoon that depicts Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi Photograph: Asmaa Waguih/Reuters

Anti-government demonstrators pray next to a tent where they are camped at as it rains in Benghazi Photograph: Asmaa Waguih/Reuters

An anti-government demonstrator, who is a civilian dressed in army uniform, walks in front of a gutted military compound in Benghazi Photograph: Asmaa Waguih/REUTERS

Anti-government demonstrators walk through a prison, that was broken into by demonstratorsin an attempt to free prisoners in a military compound Photograph: Asmaa Waguih/Reuters

Members of the anti-government movement stand on an armoured vehicle in the eastern Libyan town of Shahat Photograph: Goran Tomasevic/Reuters

An armed man walks through traffic in the eastern Libyan town of Shahat Photograph: Goran Tomasevic/Reuters

A man walks with his children down a military airport runway in the eastern Libyan town of al-Abrak Photograph: Goran Tomasevic/Reuters

A man points out a crater caused by what he says was a missile fired from a Libyan army aircraft at the military airport in al-Abrak Photograph: Goran Tomasevic/Reuters

A woman walks past the burnt-out state security building in Tobruk Photograph: Suhaib Salem/Reuters

Photographers are invited into the ruined state security building in Tobruk Photograph: Suhaib Salem/Reuters

Destroyed vehicles at the state security building in Tobruk Photograph: Suhaib Salem/Reuters

A Libyan doctor treats a man injured during demonstrations in Benghazi last week Photograph: Hussein Malla/AP

A man visits a hospital morgue after his brother was killed in Benghazi Photograph: Hussein Malla/AP

French nationals board a plane at Tripoli airport on Wednesday. France sent two aircraft to the capital city and a third to Sebha to bring back about 500 people Photograph: French Air Force /EPA

Mortuary assistants with unidentified victims of violence in Benghazi Photograph: Hussein Malla/AP