Libya's New Regime: The Fight for Gaddafi's Hometown

Volunteers work to bury the bodies of three unnamed Libyan rebel soldiers at a cemetery on August 28, 2011 in Tripoli, Libya.
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Tripoli, August 28, 2011
Volunteers work to bury the bodies of three unnamed Libyan rebel soldiers at a cemetery on August 28, 2011 in Tripoli, Libya. Heavy fighting continues near Gaddafi's home city of Sirte, where Gaddafi's forces have been accused by the rebels of using human shields, as the surging rebel presence push to surround the town.

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