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Dusk falls on Tripoli Street, the main flash point in the battle for Misrata
Central square of Zawiyah, where Gaddafi loyalists fought local militias
Cartoons of Gaddafi adorn the exterior walls of the former internal spy agency building in Benghazi
The theater of Leptis Magna, the largest Roman city and trading center in Libya
Medusa heads carved from marble in the forum of Leptis Magna
The floor mosaic in Villa Silin that depicts a chariot race in the hippodrome of Leptis Magna
Full moon rising behind the Temple of Zeus in Cyrene
Unguarded and unlocked munitions depot near Ajdabiya
Tripoli Naval Yard, where much of Gaddafis navy was sunk by NATO while still tied to the dock
Ras Lanuf refinery, the biggest in Libya, was destroyed by Libyan aircraft during the revolution in March 2011
Abu Salim Prison, the notorious penal and torture facility in Tripoli
New recruits are punished with face time in the sand at the High Institute for Police Officers outside Tripoli
A bride is helped up the steps of a Benghazi hotel on her wedding night
Students at Benghazi Medical School learn to identify malaria
Female neurosurgeons operating on a male patient in Al-Jalla Hospital, Benghazi
Sandibad beach in Tripoli near the new Mariott Hotel on a Friday afternoon, the muslim sabbath
The ancient caravan town of Ghadames was once occupied by seven tribes, each with their own district and mosque
Young men swimming in the pool of Ghadames fresh water spring
One of the portals to the ancient city of Ghadames

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