
Anti-Gaddafi fighters are seen during clashes with pro-Gadhafi forces at the front line in the centre of Sirte October 16, 2011. 
Libya's National Transitional Council (NTC) fighters take cover during fighting against forces loyal to former strongman Moamer Kadhafi in the town of Sirte on October 16, 2011, as fighting around the last pockets of resistance in Kadhafi's hometown abated sharply with some besieging troops saying they were deliberately holding fire after an exodus of civilians. 


Libya's National Transitional Council (NTC) fighters fire their weapons during fighting against forces loyal to former strongman Moamer Kadhafi in the town of Sirte on October 16, 2011, as fighting around the last pockets of resistance in Kadhafi's hometown abated sharply with some besieging troops saying they were deliberately holding fire after an exodus of civilians. 
Libya's National Transitional Council (NTC) fighters fire their weapons during fighting against forces loyal to former strongman Moamer Kadhafi in the town of Sirte on October 16, 2011, as fighting around the last pockets of resistance in Kadhafi's hometown abated sharply with some besieging troops saying they were deliberately holding fire after an exodus of civilians. 
A Libyan government fighter fires an RPG-7 at pro-Gaddafi forces in Sirte October 16, 2011. 


Libyan government fighters shoot from the roof of a building at pro-Gaddafi forces in Sirte October 16, 2011. 


An anti-Gaddafi fighter fires a rocket propelled grenade (RPG) during clashes with Gaddafi forces at the front line in the center of Sirte October 16, 2011. 

An anti-Gaddafi fighter returns fire during clashes with Gaddafi forces in Sirte October 16, 2011. 
Guitar Hero Masohd Al-Baser, who had joined anti-Gaddafi fighters on the front line to entertain them, strums his guitar while being helped by doctors after he got injured during fighting between the pro- and anti-Gaddafi forces in Sirte October 15, 2011. Picture taken October 15, 2011. 
A Libyan National Transitional Council (NTC) looks out over his field gun during a battle against loyalist troops in Sirte on October 17, 2011. Families of former Libyan regime officials streamed out of the coastal city, including the mother and brother of Moamer Kadhafi's spokesman Mussa Ibrahim, an NTC field commander said. 


Musician Masohd Al-Baser entertains anti-Gaddafi fighters on the front line in Sirte October 17, 2011. 
Libyan National Transitional Council (NTC) fighters fire at forces loyal to Moamer Kadhafi during street battles in the neighbourhoods of Dollar and Number 2 in Sirte on October 17, 2011. 



Libyan National Transitional Council (NTC) fighters fire at forces loyal to Moamer Kadhafi during battles in the neighbourhoods of Dollar and Number 2 in Sirte on October 17, 2011. 



Libyan National Transitional Council (NTC) fighters engage in a battle against loyalist troops in Sirte on October 17, 2011 
A tank is seen in the city of Sirte October 16, 2011. Libyan government fighters battled on Sunday to subdue pockets of resistance by pro-Gaddafi fighters, whose refusal to abandon the ousted leader's hometown of Sirte is delaying Libya's move to democracy. 

Libyan National Transitional Council (NTC) fighters aim towards loyalist troops in Sirte on October 17, 2011. Families of former Libyan regime officials streamed out of the coastal city, including the mother and brother of Moamer Kadhafi's spokesman Mussa Ibrahim, an NTC field commander said. 

Libyan National Transitional Council (NTC) fighters fire at forces loyal to Moamer Kadhafi during battles in the neighbourhoods of Dollar and Number 2 in Sirte on October 17, 2011.
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