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Libya Uprising

In the early hours of August 22, Libyan rebels reached the highly symbolic Green Square in the centre of Tripoli. (Getty)

A Libyan rebel flashes the V-sign after overrunning Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi’s fortified Bab al-Azizya headquarters in the capital Tripoli following heavy fighting.(Getty)

A Libyan rebel flashes the V-sign after overrunning Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi’s fortified Bab al-Azizya headquarters in the capital Tripoli following heavy fighting.(Getty)

In the early hours of August 22, Libyan rebels reached the highly symbolic Green Square in the centre of Tripoli. (Getty)


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