European and American unleashed warplanes against Libya

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Remnants of a shell that hit a hospital following an explosion at a nearby army ammunition depot is seen on a bed in the town of Mizdah, about 180 km south of Tripoli March 29, 2011.​

 

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A hospital worker shows remnants of a shell that hit the hospital following an explosion at a nearby army ammunition depot in the town of Mizdah, about 180 km south of Tripoli March 29, 2011. Libyan officials said the depot was hit by a Western air strike and the ensuing explosion caused damaged to buildings as far as 15 km away.​

 

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Britiain's Foreign Secretary William Hague (front C) stands with attendees for a family photograph, before a Libya Conference at the Foreign & Commonwealth Office in London March 29, 2011. More than 40 governments and international bodies gathered in London on Tuesday to plan for a Libya without Muammar Gaddafi, with Italy and Britain suggesting he might be allowed to go into exile.​

 

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Libyan rebels drive back to Bin Jawad March 29, 2011. Muammar Gaddafi's better armed and organised troops reversed the westward charge of Libyan rebels as world powers gathered in London on Tuesday to plot the country's future without the "brother leader".​

 

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Britain's foreign Secretary William Hague (R) and Qatar's Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sheikh Hamad Bin Jissim Bin Jabr Al Thani, leave following the Libya Conference at the Foreign & Commonwealth Office on March 29, 2011 in London, England. A summit consisting of 40 governments and international bodies is being held in London to improve ties with the Libyan National Council, the umbrella group representing rebel Libyan forces, and in preparation for the intended aim of ending of the reign of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi.​

 

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Getty images photographer Mahmud Turkia managed to snap pictures of the bombs falling on the ‘tightly-guarded residence of Muammar Gadhafi and other military targets.’

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A Libyan rebel shoots an anti-aircraft machine gun in Ajdabiya on March 29, 2011 as forces loyal to Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi pushed rebels back in east Libya, pinning them down in Nofilia 100 kilometres (62 miles) from Sirte.

Retreat: Rebel forces were driven back east to Bin Jawwad after a heavy assault by regime forces when they were just 60 miles east of the city​

 

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Libyan rebels fire rockets at troops loyal to Libyan leaderMoammar Gadhafi on the road between Ajdabiya and Brega, Libya, Thursday, March 31, 2011.​

 

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Smoke from explosions billows on the road between Ajdabiya and Brega, Libya, as rebels clashed with troops loyal to Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi, Thursday, March 31, 2011. An important Libyan oil town became a no man's land Thursday as rebels to the east traded rocket and mortar fire with Gadhafi's forces to the west.​

 

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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.​

 

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NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen (R) meets with Swedish Prime Minister Fredrick Reinfeldt (L) at the Rosenbad government office in Stockholm on March 31, 2011. NATO assumed command of all operations in Libya from 0600 GMT on March 31, 2011, taking over from an international coalition in charge since March 19, a diplomat told.​

 

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A fuel pump is defaced with a graffiti caricature of Muammar Gaddafi in the rebel-held town of Ajdabiyah 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.​

 

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Libyan government spokesman Dr. Ibrahim Musa, answers journalists' questions about the defection of Moussa Koussa, Libya's foreign minister during a press conference in Tripoli, Libya, Tripoli, Libya, Thursday March 31, 2011. The defection of Libya's foreign minister, a member of Moammar Gadhafi's inner circle, is the latest sign that the embattled regime is cracking at the highest levels as the West keeps up pressure on the longtime leader to relinquish power.​

 

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Combination photo shows (L-R) Libya's Foreign Intelligence Chief Abuzeid Dorda, Libya's General People's Congress Speaker Mohamed Abdul Qasim al-Zwai and Libya's National Oil Corporation Chairman Shokri Ghanem. Al Jazeera television, citing unnamed sources, said on March 31, 2011 that "a number of figures" close to Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, including Ghanem, Zwai and Dorda, had left Libya for Tunis, a day after Foreign Minister Moussa Koussa defected and flew to London. A spokesman for the Tunisian foreign ministry said he had no information on the matter. A Libyan government spokesman was not immediately available for comment.​

 

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Protesters pray during an anti-Gaddafi demonstration in Benghazi, March 31, 2011. Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi's troops have succeeded in the past few days in pushing back rebels who were trying to press westward along the coast from their stronghold of Benghazi towards the capital Tripoli, despite nearly two weeks of Western air strikes.​

 

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Protesters hold Kingdom of Libya flags and an American flag during an anti-Gaddafi demonstration in Benghazi, March 31, 2011. NATO said it "seamlessly" assumed full command of military operations over Libya on Thursday, and warned combatants on the ground against attacking civilians.​

 

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People loyal to Libya's leader Muammar Gaddafi chant slogans during a protest in Tripoli March 31, 2011.

People loyal to Libya's leader Muammar Gaddafi chant slogans during a rally in Tripoli March 31, 2011. At least 40 civilians have been killed in air strikes by Western forces on Tripoli, the top Vatican official in the Libyan capital said on Thursday, citing what he called reliable sources in close contact with residents​

 

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A woman loyal to Libya's leader Muammar Gaddafi holds a placard during a rally in Tripoli March 31, 2011.​

 

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France's Defence Minister Gerard Longuet speaks during a media briefing at the Defence Ministry in Paris March 31, 2011. The United Arab Emirates will definitely participate in the coalition operation against Muammar Gaddafi's troops in Libya, Longuet said on Thursday.​