Saturday, April 9, 2011

Libyan rebels continue to battle Gadhafi forces

Rebel fighter Hamsa Mohammed Cherkasi was a riot policeman before defecting to the rebel cause. Here, Cherkasi is pictured on April 2, 2011 at a checkpoint in Sultan, Libya.
Rebel fighters gather at the front lines near Port Brega, Libya, on Saturday, April 2, 2011.
Libyan rebels shell pro Gadhafi positions just outside Brega, Libya, Tuesday, April 5, 2011. Libyan government forces on Tuesday unleashed a withering bombardment of the rebels outside a key oil town pushing them back, even as the regime said Moammar Gadhafi might consider some reforms but would not stepping down.
A training instructor schools new recruits in the disassembly, cleaning, and use of AK47 automatic weapons, at a rebel forces training camp in Benghazi, Libya Tuesday, April 5, 2011. Despite being supplemented by captured heavy weapons and backed by western airstrikes from some of the world's finest air forces, Libya's rebels are still a long way from overpowering the better trained and equipped forces of Moammar Gadhafi.
A Libyan rebel salvages live ammunition from a vehicle belonging to pro Gadhafi forces that rebels claim were targeted by a NATO strike along the front line near Brega, Libya Tuesday, April 5, 2011. Libya's rebel forces are looking more effective on the front and even scrapping back some of the territory lost to Moammar Gadhafi's army, but the rag tag fighters are still a long way from being able to march to Tripoli

A Libyan rebel, defected from pro Gadhafi forces, wears his medals along with a dagger and a hand grenade as he stands outside Brega, Libya, Tuesday, April 5, 2011. Libya's rebel forces are looking more effective on the front and even scrapping back some of the territory lost to Moammar Gadhafi's army, but the rag tag fighters are still a long way from being able to march to Tripoli.

A Libyan rebel scans the field for pro-Gadhafi forces as other runs for safety at the frontline near Brega, Libya, Wednesday, April 6, 2011.
A Libyan rebel runs on sand dunes for reconnaissance at the frontline near Brega, Libya, Wednesday, April 6, 2011. NATO rejected criticism from Libyan rebels over the pace of its military campaign in Libya, saying Wednesday that its airstrikes against Moammar Gadhafi's forces are increasing every day.
Altaf Qadri - AP
Dust rises as Libyan rebels shell pro Gadhafi positions just outside Brega, Libya, Tuesday, April 5, 2011. Libyan government forces on Tuesday unleashed a withering bombardment of the rebels outside a key oil town pushing them back, even as the regime said Moammar Gadhafi might consider some reforms but would not stepping down.
Libyan rebels retreat as an artillery shell fired by pro Gadhafi forces land meters ahead outside Brega, Libya, Tuesday, April 5, 2011. Libyan government forces on Tuesday unleashed a withering bombardment of the rebels outside a key oil town pushing them back, even as the regime said Moammar Gadhafi might consider some reforms but would not stepping down.
A Libyan rebel plays a guitar outside Brega, Libya, Tuesday, April 5, 2011. Libyan government forces on Tuesday unleashed a withering bombardment of the rebels outside a key oil town pushing them back, even as the regime said Moammar Gadhafi might consider some reforms but would not stepping down.


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