Bin Jawwad, Libya — Libyan rebels retreat as government bombs explode around them on the front line of the battle.
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Bin Jawwad, Libya — Libyan rebels fire on government forces on the front line. Rebels lost territory as troops loyal to Libyan leader Moammar Kadafi pushed them back.
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Bin Jawwad, Libya — Rebel fighters try to avoid flying shrapnel during heavy shelling by forces loyal to Kadafi. Rebels regrouped and advanced on Bin Jawwad after being ambushed by government forces and forced from the city earlier in the day.
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Bin Jawwad, Libya — A Libyan rebel is carried to an ambulance after being wounded in a battle with government troops.
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Bin Jawwad, Libya — Libyan field medics try to reach wounded rebel fighters on the battlefield.
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Ras Lanuf, Libya — An ambulance rushes wounded rebel fighters past a checkpoint.
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Ras Lanuf, Libya — A rebel fighter exhorts comrades at a checkpoint as they assemble before moving to the front lines. "Your brothers are fighting and they need you," he said. "Why are you all just sitting here?"
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Ras Lanuf, Libya — Rebel fighters fire pickup truck-mounted anti-aircraft guns at government forces.
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Ras Lanuf, Libya — A rebel fighter readies his weapon.
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Ras Lanuf, Libya — A helmeted rebel fighter guards a checkpoint.
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Ras Lanuf, Libya — A man with a rebel flag shouts at passing motorists to join the fight against forces loyal to Moammar Kadafi.
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Ras Lanuf, Libya — Rebel fighter reinforcements jump into the back of a truck to head for the front line to join the battle against pro-Kadafi forces.
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Ras Lanuf, Libya — An image of rebel forces is fragmented by a shattered window as they regroup and resupply at a checkpoint.
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Ras Lanuf, Libya — Rebel fighters check for the names of the dead and wounded on lists taped to the window of a hospital.
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Tripoli, Libya — Crowds attend a pro-regime rally after reports of gains in Misurata and Zawiya. One reveler, asked why he was celebrating, said, "I don't know." It became clear that many there were members of Moammar Kadafi's security forces and their families.
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Tripoli, Libya — Pro-Kadafi Libyans celebrate in Tripoli's Green Square after being told of military gains outside the capital.
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Tripoli, Libya — The driver of a bus bearing posters of Moammar Kadafi joins the celebration of government forces' gains.
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BIN JAWWAD — Libyan rebels occupy the town of Bin Jawwad, about 250 miles west of Benghazi.
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BIN JAWWAD — Libyan rebels convoy toward the desert town of Bin Jawwad.
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BIN JAWWAD — Libyan rebels occupy the town of Bin Jawwad.
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BIN JAWWAD — A young Libyan rebel shoulders a bandolier of anti-aircraft ammunition, but is armed only with a rusty shotgun as he rides into the town of Bin Jawwad.
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BIN JAWWAD — A Libyan rebel with a rocket-propelled grenade sets up in the town of Bin Jawwad.
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BIN JAWWAD — Aside from rocket-propelled grenades, vintage anti-aircraft artillery and recoil-less rifles, the Libyan rebels are lightly armed and poorly equipped. They are an undisciplined force prone to wasting ammunition by randomly shooting their weapons into the air.
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BIN JAWWAD — Libyan rebels stab and tear at a banner bearing the likeness of dictator Moammar Kadafi as they occupy the town of Bin Jawwad.
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Ras Lanuf, Libya — A rebel fighter fires a cannon during a battle Friday near Ras Lanuf.
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Ras Lanuf, Libya — A rebel fighter hits the ground to avoid shelling by soldiers loyal to Libyan leader Moammar Kadafi.
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Ras Lanuf, Libya — A rebel fighter fires an anti-aircraft gun.
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Ras Lanuf, Libya — A rebel fighter takes cover from shelling Friday.
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Ras Lanuf, Libya — Libyan rebel fighters fire in the air on their way to fight loyalist forces.
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Tripoli, Libya — Anti-Kadafi protesters run from tear gas as police tried to disperse a demonstration in the Tajoura district of eastern Tripoli on Friday.
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Benghazi, Libya — Anti-Kadafi demonstrators join Friday prayers in the rain at the public square.
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Benghazi, Libya — Rebel recruits gather for a show of solidarity at a public square along the waterfront.
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Benghazi, Libya — A man with a microphone appeals for donations to the rebel cause at the city courthouse.
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Benghazi, Libya — Residents jump on trucks and cheer as a convoy of food supplies arrives from Egypt.
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Benghazi, Libya — Women walk to Friday prayers being held in a public square in the city center.
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Benghazi, Libya — African guest workers gather at a refugee center at the harbor. Human Rights Watch representatives said that Africans trying to flee the unrest have been denied access to ships ferrying refugees to Europe. In addition, dark-skinned people — including black Libyans — have been the frequent target of violence in recent weeks.
PHOTOGRAPH BY: Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times
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