Photo Gallery Back and Forth in the Desert
Despite over a week of air strikes carried out by a NATO-led coalition, Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi shows no signs of laying down arms. Here, vehicles belonging to forces loyal to Gadhafi explode after an air strike.
NATO has been flying air raids against Libya for 10 days now. But resistance from troops loyal to Gadhafi remains fierce. Here, a stealth B-2 bomber returns to base in Missouri after fliying a mission in support of the Libyan no-fly zone.
Rebel fighters made deep advances into Gadhafi-held territory earlier this week, but were pushed back again on Tuesday. Here, Gadhafi supporters rally in the Libyan capital of Tripoli.
The world has thrown its support behind the rebels fighting against Gadhafi's overwhelming firepower. But efforts to form a transitional government in Benghazi have been slow and chaotic. And there are questions about their commitment to Western-style democracy.
The persistance of Gadhafi forces presents the NATO-led coalition with difficult questions. The war, after all, looks like it could last for some time. Here, a rebel soldier takes a break after combat near Ras Lanouf on Tuesday.
On Tuesday, rebels had been hopeful that they might soon take over Gadhafi's hometown of Sirte. But they have since been pushed back.
A teenager in Benghazi has been recruited to help regulate traffic in Benghazi. The city is the center of the rebel movement, but at night, gunfire rings out in the streets as death squads from both sides hunt down their victims.
Women in Benghazi looking at photos of the dead or missing. In the morning, morgues in the city tend to quickly fill up with those who have fallen victim to the death squads during the night.
A man holding a British and a French flag in Benghazi on Monday.
Rebel leaders are trying to quickly train their rag-tag team of fighters. Here, volunteers train at a camp in Benghazi. Despite the training, fighting at the front lines continues to be chaotic.
A Libyan man climbing on a destroyed tank outside of Benghazi.
A boy holding a French flag at a mass prayer in Benghazi on Monday. Insurgent leaders insist that it is only a matter of time before they take the Libyan capital Tripoli. But the fight could drag out.
