Libya Protest Photos
 

This photograph, obtained by The Associated Press outside Libya and taken by an individual not employed by AP, shows people atop a building holding a banner and a flag during recent days' unrest in Benghazi, Libya. The graffiti in Arabic reads "No to the East, no to the West". AP

This photograph, obtained by The Associated Press outside Libya and taken by an individual not employed by AP, shows people chanting and holding signs during recent days' unrest in Benghazi, Libya. Placards in Arabic read at top left "Strike, strike until the fall of the regime", and at top right "The people want to topple the regime". AP

This video image broadcast on Libyan state television Sunday Feb. 20, 2011 shows Al-Bayda local council building on fire in Libya's third biggest city Al-Bayda, on Sunday after days of bloody protests against the government of ruler Moammar Gadhafi. Al-Bayda's local government building was set on fire during the protests and other unidentified buildings appear to have been looted and ransacked. It's unclear who caused the damage. Libyans have now been protesting for six straight days against Gadhafi's regime - the most serious uprising in his 42-year reign. AP

A crowd gathers as smoke billows from a building purported to be the internal security headquarters in Libya's second city of Benghazi in this still grab taken from video uploaded February 20, 2011. Reporters have not been allowed into Benghazi but piecemeal accounts suggest its streets are largely under the control of anti-government protesters, who periodically come under attack from security forces firing out of their high-walled compound. Reuters

People climb flag poles in front of a building purported to be the internal security headquarters in Libya's second city of Benghazi in this still grab taken from video uploaded February 20, 2011. Reporters have not been allowed into Benghazi but piecemeal accounts suggest its streets are largely under the control of anti-government protesters, who periodically come under attack from security forces firing out of their high-walled compound. Reuters

A Libyan Islamic prisoner is accompanied by his son and wife after he was released with a group of 110 prisoners in Tripoli, Libya, Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2011. Hundreds of Libyans calling for the government's ouster clashed with security forces firing rubber bullets and water cannons early Wednesday in the country's second-largest city as Egypt-inspired unrest spread to the country long ruled by Moammar Gadhafi. AP

This photograph, obtained by The Associated Press outside Libya and taken by an individual not employed by AP, shows a scene from recent days' unrest in Benghazi, Libya. The graffiti in Arabic reads "Down with Gadhafi and the regime". AP

This photograph, obtained by The Associated Press outside Libya and taken by an individual not employed by AP, shows a large gathering during recent days' unrest in Benghazi, Libya. AP

This photograph, obtained by The Associated Press outside Libya and taken by an individual not employed by AP, shows people gathering during recent days' unrest in Benghazi, Libya. AP

This photograph, obtained by The Associated Press outside Libya and taken by an individual not employed by AP, shows people gathering during recent days' unrest in Benghazi, Libya. AP

This photograph, obtained by The Associated Press outside Libya and taken by an individual not employed by AP, shows a scene from recent days' unrest in Benghazi, Libya. AP

Pro-Gadhafi supporters gather in Green Square after traditional Friday prayers in Tripoli, Libya, Friday, Feb. 18, 2011. Protesters battled with security forces for control of neighborhoods Friday in the eastern city of Beyida where dozens have reportedly been killed in two days of clashes, as a leadership congress controlled by Moammar Gadhafi pledged a change in government adminstrators, trying to ease demonstrations demanding the longtime leader's ouster. Sign at left in Arabic reads "God. Moammar. And Libya only." AP

This photograph, obtained by The Associated Press outside Libya and taken by an individual not employed by AP, shows a damaged vehicle during recent days' unrest in Benghazi, Libya. AP

This photograph, obtained by The Associated Press outside Libya and taken by an individual not employed by AP, shows people shouting and holding signs during recent days' unrest in Benghazi, Libya. Placards in arabic read at center left "Come on, Come on, Libyans. Today is the day of 1,200" and center right "Moammar Gadhafi shot the Libyan people with live bullets". AP

This photograph, obtained by The Associated Press outside Libya and taken by an individual not employed by AP, shows men standing next to a damaged vehicle during recent days' unrest in Benghazi, Libya. AP

A Libyan Islamic prisoner, second left, is hugged by his relatives after he was released with a group of 110 prisoners from Abu Salim, Libya's most notorious prison, in Tripoli, Libya, Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2011. Hundreds of Libyans calling for the government's ouster clashed with security forces firing rubber bullets and water cannons early Wednesday in the country's second-largest city as Egypt-inspired unrest spread to the country long ruled by Moammar Gadhafi. Arabic read" Abu Salim prison". AP

A man walks past a PM-98/98S submachine gun (L), a P99 Automatic Pistol (R) and a Beryl WZ. 96 assault rifle, on display at the Bumar SP. Z.O.O Company stand, a Polish supplier and exporter of armaments and military equipment manufactured by the Polish defence industry, during the opening of the exhibition for Libya's Defense, Security and Safety taking place at the Mitiga International Airport, in Tripoli, on November 8, 2010. Getty

Libyan police stand guard close to a pair of British made, RPA International Ltd, high performance tactical sniper rifle, the ME-7,62mm Rangemaster, with an effective range of up to 1,000meters, during the opening of the exhibition for Libya's Defense, Security and Safety taking place at the Mitiga International Airport, in Tripoli, on November 8, 2010. Getty