2011 LIBYA conflict WEEK 7

3. Libyan rebels arrive at the frontline on the outskirts of Ajdabiya, south of Benghazi, eastern Libya, March 21. The international military intervention in Libya is likely to last "a while," a top French official said Monday, echoing Moammar Gadhafi's warning of a long war ahead as rebels, energized by the strikes on their opponents, said they were fighting to reclaim a city under siege from the Libyan leader's forces. - Anja Niedringhaus / AP

4. Libyan rebels take cover as mortars from Moammar Gadhafi's forces fall near them on near Zwitina, outside Ajdabiya, south of Benghazi in eastern Libya on March 23. - Anja Niedringhaus / AP

5. A Libyan rebel waves the Kingdom of Libya flag in Bin Jawad on March 27. - Aris Messinis / AFP - Getty Images

6. Libyan men line up for gas in Tripoli on Sunday March 27, 2011.- Jerome Delay / AP

7. A Libyan rebel greets a man at a checkpoint leading into Ras Lanouf on March 27. - Anja Niedringhaus / AP

8. Libyan rebels celebrate in front of a hotel in Ras Lanouf after the key oil port town was taken from Moammar Gadhafi forces on Sunday, March 27. - Khaled Elfiqi / EPA

9. Men loyal to Libya's leader Moammar Gadhafi sit in their car in front of Bab Al-Aziziyah, Gadhafi's heavily fortified compound, in Tripoli on March 27. - Zohra Bensemra / Reuters

10. Rebel fighters drive towards the front on the road between Brega and Ras Lanuf in Libya, March 27, 2011. Libyan rebels pushed west on Sunday to recapture more territory abandoned by Muammar Gaddafi's retreating forces, weakened by Western air strikes. REUTERS/Andrew Winning

11. Rebel fighters are silhouetted as they gather before getting back in their vehicles after stopping on the road between Brega and Ras Lanuf in Libya, March 27, 2011. Libyan rebels pushed west on Sunday to recapture more territory abandoned by Muammar Gaddafi's retreating forces, weakened by Western air strikes. REUTERS/Andrew Winning

12. A satellite image taken on March 23 shows a military aircraft burning on the runway of an airfield in Misrata. The image was released to Reuters on March 28. - GeoEye via Reuters

13. President Obama speaks about U.S. and NATO involvement in military action against Libya during a speech at the National Defense University in Washington, DC on March 28. Vigorously defending the action, he declared that the U.S. intervened to prevent a slaughter of civilians that would have "stained the conscience of teh world." (Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images)

14. A French Rafale fighter jet is refueled in flight by a Boeing C-135 tanker, during a patrol over Libya while enforcing the no-fly zone. Nicolas-nelson Richard/handout / EPA

15. The guided-missile destroyer USS Barry launches a Tomahawk cruise missile from the ship's bow in the Mediterranean Sea on March 29. Barry is currently supporting Joint Task Force (JTF) Odyssey Dawn as part of the international response to the unrest in Libya. - U.S. Navy via ReuterS

16. A flight deck crew works around a Super Etendard fighter jet in preparation for a catapult launch aboard France's flagship Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier on March 28. The Charles de Gaulle continues to run air sorties against targets in Libya. -Benoit Tessier / Reuters

17. EDITOR'S NOTE: PICTURE TAKEN ON GUIDED GOVERNMENT TOUR An armed man loyal to Moammar Gadhafi is seen on a street under government control in Misrata, 120 miles east of Tripoli, on March 28. Exchanges of gunfire could be heard in the area, as government troops still fight insurgents controlling the center of the city.- Albert Facelly / AP

18. Libyan rebel vehicles pack the road between Ras Lanouf and Sirte in eastern Libya on Monday, March 28. The writing on the truck reads "Free Libya" in Arabic. - Str / AP

19. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton speaks at the opening of the London Conference on Libya in London on March 29. International powers met to map out a future for Libya, vowing to continue military action until Moammar Gadhafi stops his "murderous attacks" on civilians. More than 35 countries, including seven Arab states plus the heads of the United Nations and NATO, gathered as Gadhafi urged Western nations to end their UN-backed offensive against his country. (Stefan Rousseau/AFP/Getty Images)

20. A rebel fighter guards the final checkpoint on the road from Bin Jawwad towards Nawfaliyah on March 29. - Finbarr O'Reilly / Reuters

21. An injured rebel arrives at a hospital after clashes with pro-Gadhafi forces in Ras Lanouf on March 29. Libyan government tanks and rockets blunted a rebel assault on Moammar Gadhafi's hometown of Sirte on Tuesday and drove back the ragtag army of irregulars. AP PHOTOS

22. Anja Niedringhaus / AP A Libyan rebel urges people to leave, as shelling from Gadhafi's forces started landing on the front line outside Bin Jawwad, 150 km east of Sirte, central Libya, on March 29.

23. Libyan rebels flee as shells from Moammar Gadhafi's forces land on the front line outside Bin Jawwad in central Libya on Tuesday, March 29. - Anja Niedringhaus / AP

24. Smoke billows as seven explosions were reported in the tightly-guarded residence of leader Moammar Gadhafi and military targets in the suburb of Tajura, Tripoli on March 29. - Mahmud Turkia / AFP - Getty Images

25. EDITOR'S NOTE: PICTURE TAKEN ON GUIDED GOVERNMENT TOUR A tent where four families set up camp after leaving Mizdah on March 29 following NATO airstrikes that hit an ammunition dump near the city. - Mohamed Messara / EPA

26. Libyan rebel soldiers resupply ammunition on the road between Brega and Ras Lanuf on March 29. Media reports state that pro-government forces have intensified their attacks on Libyan rebels, driving them back from ground they had taken in recent days. Manu Brabo / EPA

27. Xinhua / Getty Images Immigrants from North Africa line up for food and water distribution March 29 on Lampedusa island, southernmost Italy. Some 18,000 North African immigrants, mainly from unrest-torn Libya and Tunisia, have been flooding the small Italian island of Lampedusa, which is only 110 km away from Africa. More immigrants are expected to land here as the Libyan crisis deepens. Italy will send more ships with a total capacity of 10,000 berths to evacuate migrants on Lampedusa starting from Wednesday.

28. Smoke rises as a missile (center) drops in the vicinity of the tightly-guarded residence of Moammar Gadhafi and military targets in the suburb of Tajura, as two loud explosions rocked Tripoli on March 29. NATO-led coalition aircraft had been seen in the skies over the capital earlier in the afternoon. (Hamza Turkia/Xinhua)

29. Rebel fighters ride a vehicle as they drive east on the road between Ras Lanus and Brega, in Libya, March 29, 2011. REUTERS/Andrew Winning

30. Gadhafi supporters participate in a funeral procession for Mondaher el-Mahdi el-Daas, 21, a volunteer fighter allegedly killed during air strikes near the city of Sirt, in Al-Aziziyah on March 30. Forces loyal to Gadhafi advanced rapidly on Wednesday, seizing towns they ceded just days ago after intense allied airstrikes and hounding rebel fighters into a chaotic retreat. (Moises Saman/The New York Times)

31. An injured boy lies on his bed in a clinic in Misrata on March 30. The clinic he wasoriginally treated in was bombed. Filippo Monteforte / AFP - Getty Images

32. An ammunition belt hangs over a car door painted in the colours of the rebel Kingdom of Libya flag near Brega in eastern Libya March 30, 2011. REUTERS/Finbarr O'Reilly

33. Alkis Konstantinidis / EPA - Rebel fighters receive training on how to use a mortar at a military camp in Benghazi, Libya, March 30, 2011. According to media sources, Libyan rebels were on the retreat on Wednesday, after losing ground overnight to Muammar Gadhafi's forces. Rebels retreated from Bin Jawad and Brega as Libyan armed forces pushed forward to retake the strategic towns. Gadhafi's forces also routed rebels from the nearby oil port of Ras Lanuf, pushing the front line further eastward.

34. Rebels guard the front line on the road between Ajdabiyah and Brega as forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi threatened to push them further away from strategic oil refineries in eastern Libya March 31, 2011. Rebels massed outside Brega on Thursday and said their forces were still fighting Gaddafi's troops for control of the east Libya oil town. Some rebels had fallen back as far as Ajdabiyah, the gateway to the east. REUTERS/Finbarr O'Reilly

35. Rebels fire rockets as they return fire towards forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi near Brega in eastern Libya, March 31, 2011. REUTERS/Finbarr O'Reilly

36. Libyan rebels fire rockets against Gadhafi's forces at an area some 20 kms from Brega on March 31. Rebels fought running street battles for Brega. (Aris Messinis/AFP/Getty Images

37. Rebels guard the front line on the road between Ajdabiyah and Brega as forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi threatened to push them further away from strategic oil refineries in eastern Libya March 31, 2011. Rebels massed outside Brega on Thursday and said their forces were still fighting Muammar Gaddafi's troops for control of the east Libya oil town. Some rebels had fallen back as far as Ajdabiyah, the gateway to the east. REUTERS/Finbarr O'Reilly

38. Rebels run for cover after a shell fired by forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi exploded in a direct hit on a vehicle near Brega in eastern Libya March 31, 2011. Rebels massed outside Brega on Thursday and said their forces were still fighting Muammar Gaddafi's troops for control of the east Libya oil town. REUTERS/Alex Dziadosz

39. Rebels gather on the front line between exchanges of artillery fire between them and forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi near Brega in eastern Libya, March 31, 2011. Rebels massed outside Brega on Thursday and said their forces were still fighting Gaddafi's troops for control of the east Libya oil town. REUTERS/Finbarr O'Reilly

40. A rebel sits on the front line looking down the road in the direction of forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi near Brega in eastern Libya, March 31, 2011. Rebels massed outside Brega on Thursday and said their forces were still fighting Gaddafi's troops for control of the east Libya oil town. REUTERS/Finbarr O'Reilly

41. Rebels run for cover after a shell fired by forces loyal to Moammar Gadhafi exploded in a direct hit on a vehicle near Brega on March 31. - Alex Dziadosz / Reuters

42. Rebels flee an area near the eastern town of Brega on March 31. - Mahmud Hams / AFP - Getty Images

43. Libyan rebels fire rockets against forces loyal to Moammar Gadhafi at an area some 20 km from Brega on Thursday, March 31. Rebels and Gadhafi's forces fought running street battles for Brega. - Aris Messinis / AFP - Getty Images

44. A rebel runs from explosions during a mortar barrage fired by troops loyal to Muammar Gaddafi outside Brega in eastern Libya, April 1, 2011. REUTERS/Finbarr O'Reilly

45. Rebels return fire during a mortar barrage fired by troops loyal to Muammar Gaddafi outside Brega in eastern Libya, April 1, 2011. REUTERS/Finbarr O'Reilly

46. Rebels run from explosions and an incoming mortar (Top L) during a mortar barrage fired by troops loyal to Muammar Gaddafi outside Brega in eastern Libya, April 1, 2011. REUTERS/Finbarr O'Reilly

47. A rebel stands at the front line outside Brega in eastern Libya, April 1, 2011. A Western coalition air strike hit a group of rebels on the eastern outskirts of Brega late on Friday, killing at least 10 of them, rebel fighters at the scene said on Saturday. Picture taken April 1. REUTERS/Finbarr O'Reilly

48. Libyan rebels prepare before leaving Ajdabiya to the front line near the oil town of Brega, as the West backed off from arming the rag-tag fighters and pushed for a political solution instead, on April 1. - Mahmud Hams / AFP - Getty Images

49. A rebel soldier brandishes homemade grenades in the colors of the Libyan rebel flag, near Brega on April 1. - Manu Brabo / EPA

50. A man from Colorado who has dual Libyan and U.S. nationality joins the fight against Gadhafi's troops. Here he scans the front line with his binoculars near Brega on April 1 - Altaf Qadri / AP