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Besieged City of Misrata, Libya
In Misrata, which has seen some of the fiercest fighting of the conflict, rebels were claiming victory on April 23 as forces loyal to Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi retreated. Libyan officials said the military would withdraw from the city and leave its fate in the hands of of the "tribes around Misrata and the Misrata people."
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A Libyan man (C) receives his bread ration from a bakery in Misrata on April 23, 2011 as intense fighting gripped the city after Moammar Gadhafi's regime gave its army an "ultimatum" to take it back. (AFP image)
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A wounded rebel receives medical treatment at the Al-Hikma hospital in the besieged city of Misrata, April 23, 2011. Misrata has been the scene of deadly urban guerrilla fighting between pro-Gadhafi forces and outgunned rebels for more than six weeks. (A
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Injured Libyan civilians rest aboard a ship during an evacuation operation from Misrata organized by IOM (International Organization for Migration), April 23, 2011. (Reuters image)
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Migrant workers from Africa jump off a truck after arriving in Misrata port during an evacuation operation organized by IOM (International Organization for Migration), April 23, 2011. (Reuters image)