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Anti-Gaddafi fighters celebrate the fall of Sirte in the town.Esam Al-Fetori /REUTERS

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Anti-Gaddafi fighters celebrated the fall of Sirte in the town October 20, 2011. Libyan interim government fighters captured Muammar Gaddafi's home town on Thursday, extinguishing the last significant resistance by forces loyal to the deposed leader and ending a two-month siege.Esam Al-Fetori/REUTERS

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An anti-Gaddafi fighter searches inside the bedroom of one of Gaddafi's demolished houses in Sirte.Saad Shalash/REUTERS

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An anti-Gaddafi fighter returns fire during clashes with Gaddafi forces in Sirte.Esam Al-Fetori/REUTERS

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Anti-Gaddafi fighters fire a rocket during clashes with pro-Gaddafi forces at the frontline in Sirte.Thaier al-Sudani/REUTERS

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An anti-Gaddafi fighter fires a heavy machine gun during clashes with pro-Gaddafi forces at the frontline in Sirte.Thaier al-Sudani/REUTERS

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Anti-Gaddafi fighters walk at an area where clashes with Gaddafi forces took place in Sirte.Esam Al-Fetori/REUTERS

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Anti-Gaddafi fighters walk in the study room of a house belonging to one of Gaddafi's family members in Sirte.Saad Shalash/REUTERS

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Anti-Gaddafi fighters walk up the stairway in a house belonging to one of Muammar Gaddafi's family members in the city of Sirte.Saad Shalash/REUTERS

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Anti-Gaddafi fighters carry an injured comrade during clashes with Gaddafi forces in Sirte.Esam Al-Fetori /REUTERS

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An anti-Gaddafi fighter stands in front of a demolished house as he searches for deposed leader Muammar Gaddafi in Sirte.Saad Shalash /REUTERS

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