Libyan rebels push west – in pictures

Libyan rebels at a checkpoint in al-Egila, east of Ras Lanuf Photograph: Anja Niedringhaus/AP

A rebel fighter greets a man on a checkpoint leading into Ras Lanuf Photograph: Anja Niedringhaus/AP

A rebel fighter rests in Ras Lanuf Photograph: Aris Messinis/AFP/Getty Images

A man with a rocket launcher waits to refuel at a petrol station in Alaguila, as rebels moved towards the new frontline on the road between Brega and Ras Lanuf Photograph: Andrew Winning/Reuters

Libyan rebels flash the victory sign in front of a hotel in Ras Lanuf Photograph: Khaled Elfiqi/EPA

Libyan rebels on the road between al-Egila and Ras Lanuf Photograph: Anja Niedringhaus/AP

A man inspects ammunition near al-Egila on the road to Ras Lanuf Photograph: AP

Rebel fighters hold their positions on the outskirts of Bin Jawad Photograph: Aris Messinis/AFP/Getty Images

Libyan rebels on the outskirts of Bin Jawad Photograph: Aris Messinis/AFP/Getty Images

A rebel fighter puts his shoes on after praying inside a bombed building which had been a base for Libyan army troops outside Ras Lanuf Photograph: Andrew Winning/Reuters

Rebel fighters clean up a checkpoint on the outskirts of Ras Lanuf Photograph: Anja Niedringhaus/AP

A rebel fighter at a recaptured oil terminal in Zueitina Photograph: Suhaib Salem/Reuters