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August 26, 2011 |
Libya: The fight continues
Of the six days since the revolt reached the capital of Tripoli, August 25th may have been the bloodiest yet. Evidence of fresh massacres by both sides around the city were reported, while the battle to establish full control of Colonel Khadafy's breached compound, Bab al-Aziziya, raged on. In their drive to take command of Tripoli, the rebels concentrated their forces on a block-by-block battle for the streets of the Abu Salim neighborhood, a center of Colonel Khadafy's support. By late afternoon, the fighting had once again swamped Tripoli Central Hospital with wounded civilians and combatants. Khadafy has not been found and the battle continues. --Paula Nelson (26 photos total)

Rebel fighters return from the battle against fighters loyal to Libyan leader Moammar Khadafy in the neighborhood of Abu Salim in the south of the capital Tripoli. Hardened fighters streamed into Tripoli as Libya's rebels sought to deliver a knockout punch to Kadhafi's diehards and to flush out the elusive strongman, dead or alive. (Filippo Monteforte/AFP/Getty Images)

The body of a suspected mercenary lies near the rubble of a fire station during a fight for the rebel's final push to flush out Khadafy's forces in Abu Salim district. Libyan rebels stormed Tripoli's Abu Salim district, one of the main holdouts of forces loyal to Khadafy in the capital, following NATO air strikes on a building in the area. (Anis Mili/Reuters) #

A Libyan rebel fighter receives medical attention after receiving a gun wound to his shoulder at the Tripoli Central Hospital. The Rebels, who have issued a $1.7m reward for Gaddafi's capture "dead or alive," are attempting to reach Colonel Khadafy's hometown of Sirte but have met loyalist resistance. (Daniel Berehulak/Getty Images) #

Rebel fighters check an armoured door in a tunnel in the ransacked Bab al-Aziziya compound of ousted Libyan leader Moammar Khadafy. Libyan rebels said they were sending in special forces units in their hunt for the fugitive strongman, whose supporters are now pinned down in pockets of resistance in the capital, Tripoli.(Zohra Bensemra/Reuters) #
More links and information
Libyan Rebels Renew Appeal for Release of Assets - NYTimes.com, 8/26
The Battle for Libya - NYTimes.com, 1/26
Libya - Wikipedia entry