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A Libyan rebel prays at a checkpoint near the front line in the outskirts of the eastern city of Ajdabiya on May 6 as Muammar Gaddafi's regime reacted angrily to a decision by world powers to provide funding to rebels fighting to overthrow his rule in Libya, saying plans to tap assets frozen abroad were "piracy."
A rebel prays as world powers meet in Rome to consider using Libyan assets to support the rebel cause.
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A wounded prisoner from Gadhafi's forces is transported in the back of a pickup truck by rebels to take him to a hospital for treatment, halfway between Brega and Ajdabiya, Libya, Saturday, April 9. Rebels say they took two prisoners after a clash with soldiers near Brega's university outside the government-controlled oil facilities, marking a noticeable advance by rebels struggling to push back Moammar Gadhafi's forces.
Read more about the situation in Libya here.
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A Libyan rebel holds the Kingdom of Libya flag as he walks past a burning wrecked tank at a site bombed by coalition air force in the town of Ajdabiya on March 26 as forces loyal to Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi were retreating after rebels recaptured the key eastern town in their first significant victory since the launch of the Western-led air strikes a week ago.
Large swathes of eastern Libya are now under rebel control, as well as several towns in the west.
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A young boy holds a toy gun while touring a destroyed army barracks with his father and siblings in Benghazi on Feb. 28.
In the opposition stronghold of Benghazi, politicians have set up their first leadership council in a step that could lead to an alternative to the regime. NBC's Richard Engel is reporting from there.
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A man stands next to the remains of a looted weapons depot at a destroyed army barrack in the eastern city of Benghazi on Feb. 28.
Rebels are also holding the city of Zawiya, only 30 miles west of Tripoli.
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An armed resident gestures a victory sign in the main square in Zawiya, 30 miles west of Tripoli, on Feb. 27. Hundreds of armed anti-government forces backed by military defectors in Zawiya, the city closest to the capital Tripoli, prepared Sunday to repel an expected offensive by forces loyal to Moammar Gadhafi who are surrounding the city
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A tribal rebel fires a rocket propelled grenade from a militia post on Feb. 27 in Ajdabiya, Libya. Rebel militia there whipped into a frenzy after rumors that government troops loyal to President Moammar Gadhafi were preparing an attack.
Click here to watch the latest report from NBC News reporter Jim Maceda in Tripoli.
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