Libyan rebel fighters near Bani Walid - in pictures
A rebel soldier at a checkpoint in the hamlet of Bostata, 50km from Bani Walid Photograph: Sean Smith/The GuardianLibyan rebels stand in front of an abandoned building at the last checkpoint on the road from Tarhouna to Bani Walid Photograph: Sean Smith/The GuardianLibyan rebels at a checkpoint in BostataPhotograph: Sean Smith/The Guardian
The rebels prepare in case talks fail Photograph: Sean Smith/The GuardianWaiting at the checkpoint Photograph: Sean Smith/The GuardianRebels, mindful of civilian casualties, are still attempting to negotiate rather than use force to take Bani Walid Photograph: Sean Smith/The GuardianLibyan NTC fighters gather at a checkpoint as elder representatives of the Warfalla tribe met NTC representatives at the Malti mosque in Wishtata villagePhotograph: Sean Smith/The GuardianWarfalla tribal elders meet NTC fighters at the Malti mosque Photograph: Sean Smith/The GuardianNTC fighters fire their weapons in the air and chant to celebrate a deal made with the elders of Bani WalidPhotograph: Sean Smith/The Guardian
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