Libya: Road to Victory

Libyan rebel fighters walk past a road sign reading Tripoli (top), Zhrah (middle) and Benghazi (bottom) as rebels advance through the town of Maia, 25km west of Tripoli [Reuters]

 A man lets off fireworks near the courthouse in Benghazi [Reuters]

A Libyan rebel fighter uses the rebel flag as a cover while resting at a checkpoint near the town of Aziziyah [Reuters]

A Libyan rebel fighter steps on a rug woven with the face of Muammar Gaddafi at a checkpoint near the town of Aziziyah [Bob Strong/Reuters]

 Rebel fighters and civilians ride through the town of Maia celebrating after rebels pushed to within 25km of Tripoli [Reuters]

 A man places the Libyan rebel flag onto a road barrier as rebels advance through Maia [Reuters]

Civilians celebrate rebel gains in Maia [Reuters]

Libyan rebel fighters ride through the town of Maia celebrating after advancing onto the outskirts of Tripoli [Reuters]

A rebel walks past a smouldering vehicle belonging to pro-Gaddafi fighters after capturing the "Kilometre 27" military base, located 16km west of the centre of Tripoli [AFP]

Smoke rises from the skyline in Tripoli [Reuters]

 Members of the media gather in the corridors of the Rixos amid heavy gunfire ringing outside the Tripoli hotel where most of the foreign press were staying [Reuters]

An armed Gaddafi loyalist walks through the Rixos lobby [Reuters]

The Libyan state television set is seen abandoned at the Rixos in Tripoli [Reuters] A Libyan reacts to news of rebels claiming to have seized control of Tahrir ('change') Square in Tripoli [Bob Strong/Reuters] A Libyan in Benghazi reacts at news of rebels claiming to have seized control of in Tahrir Square in Tripoli [EPA] A Libyan gestures and waves a Kingdom of Libya flag as people gather near the courthouse in Benghazi to celebrate the entry of rebel fighters into Tripoli [Reuters

 

Thousands of people, mostly Libyans, gather and celebrate rebel gains outside the Libyan Embassy in Tunis, Tunisia [EPA] Men hold a cartoon of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi in Benghazi during celebrations of of rebel fighters' entry into Tripoli [Reuters] Fireworks explode as people gather near the courthouse in Benghazi to celebrate the entry of rebel fighters into Tripoli [Reuters]

Source: Al Jazeera