Ajdabiya, Libya — Barbed wire rings a recently discovered interior security outpost, where documents containing the names of government-paid informants littered the ground.

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Benghazi, Libya — A man prays on the corniche in the rebel stronghold on March 25.

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Benghazi, Libya — A goat carcass serves as a grim message for Kadafi loyalists retreating March 21 after Western forces launched airstrikes.

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Ajdabiya, Libya — Rebel volunteers pray before taking part in a battle for nearby Port Brega.

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A rebel fighter carries a rifle to the front line near Port Brega on April 1.

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Benghazi, Libya — Hospital workers put a slain rebel fighter into a body bag on March 21.

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Zuwaytinah, Libya — A rebel fighter lounges by the side of the road on March 22.

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Port Brega, Libya — Rebel fighters retreat to Port Brega after suffering a defeat at the hands of Moammar Kadafi's forces on March 10.

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Benghazi, Libya — Flag-waving youths cast shadows on a graffitti-covered wall in the rebel stronghold on March 24.

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Port Brega, Libya — Rebel fighters goof off at the front line near Port Brega on April Fools Day.

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Benghazi, Libya — Two men use ropes to secure posters of "martyrs" outside the courthouse.

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Uqaylah, Libya — A rebel fighter pauses to pray in a bullet-riddled cafe as opposition forces moved westward towards Surt, Kadafi's hometown on March 27.

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Benghazi, Libya — Children play on a muddy street in the city, where inadequate infrastructure, a broken education system and the lack of basic healthcare services are indicators of years of neglect by the Kadafi regime.

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Benghazi, Libya — Recruits young and old learn at a training center on March 3.

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Benghazi, Libya — The victory sign and the Kalashnikov, seen March 10, have become powerful symbols of the Libyan rebellion.

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Benghazi, Libya — Protesters gather outside the courthouse on Feb. 24, soon after nationwide unrest erupted against Kadafi's rule.

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Tobruk, Libya — Children shout their support for the Libyan uprising on April 3.

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Uqaylah, Libya — A rebel fighter walks to the front line in Port Brega on March 12.

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Cyrene, Libya — A stop in the ancient ruins of Cyrene on the way out of Libya on April 3.

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Ajdabiya, Libya — Smoke obscures a burned tank on the eastern outskirts of the city on March 27.

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Libya-Egypt border — An African refugee walks across a trash-strewn field in the no man's land between Libya and Egypt on April 4.

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