Zawiya, Libya — A family walks past the shattered remains of a store. Two buses and a few vans full of journalists were brought to the city center by government representatives to show they had defeated the rebels who had been holding the city, just 30 miles west of the capital, Tripoli.

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Zawiya, Libya — Security forces try to stop a journalist from filming the remains of a burned out tank as government officials took journalists on a tour of the city.

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Zawiya, Libya — Gunmen stand on a tank as they guard the main square in Zawiya where the minaret of a nearby mosque was heavily damaged in the fighting between government forces and rebel fighters.

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Zawiya, Libya — A soldier laughs with a comrade passing by on a military vehicle in the city's central square. Fresh paint and huge banners were used to cover some bullet-riddled walls and building facades.

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Zawiya, Libya — Libyan state TV journalists film cheering pro-Kadafi supporters that showed up in the central square of an otherwise apparently deserted city.

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Zawiya, Libya — A boy in a car passing through the central square holds a plastic AK-47. Cleaning crews tried to minimize the obviously heavy damage to the area and government minders and soldiers tried to prevent journalists from taking images of the destruction.

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Zawiya, Libya — Workers clean up the debris and damage from heavy fighting in the city center as government minders take foreign journalists on a tour of the area.

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Ajdabaya, Libya — Nabil Mustafa, 20, is treated at a hospital after being injured in a battle in Ras Lanuf against forces loyal to Moammar Kadafi. He was with an antiaircraft artillery crew when he was hit in the head by shrapnel.

PHOTOGRAPH BY: Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times

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Port Brega, Libya — Rebel fighters gather after pulling back from Ras Lanuf, where they faced a strong assault from government forces.

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Port Brega, Libya — A rebel fighter patrols the trash-strewn streets of the city, which has become the main line of defence against the government assault.

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