Revolution: Photographs from Libya (54 images)

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"Who are you?!"
- Colonel Muammar Qaddafi to Libya's revolutionaries via government television, February 22, 2011

Almost six months to the day after Colonel Qaddafi angrily shouted this question to participants in a revolution that was then barely a week old, a horde of rebel forces, comprised of fighters from across Libya, breached the gates to his urban fortress, braving heavy gunfire in a climactic final assault. Their attack effectively ended the...
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  • *****FOR STORY ON LIBYAN REBELS DAILY LIFE.3/7/2011 Ras Lanuf, Libya.Libyan rebels warm themselves by a fire earliy monday morning near the oil refinery...Pro-gadhafi forces and opposition rebels seemed to remain in their positions outside Ras Lanuf, Monday, as the city stayed in Rebel control. The road between Ras Lanuf, and bin Jowad, which fell yesterday, was clear of nearly any opposition forces in the morning..Bryan Denton for The National




  • TRAX: 10109777A.5/6/2011 Misrata, Libya.Femal residents of Misurata stage a protest against Col. Muammar Qadafi in the streets of Misurata, Friday...CREDIT: Bryan Denton For The New York Times.





  • *****HOLD FOR STORY ON MISURATA REBEL WEAPONS WORKSHOP BY CJ CHIVERS.TRAX: 10109777A.5/2/2011 Misrata, Libya.Rebel metal workers prepare to mount a 14.5mm heavy machine gun onto a captured Qadafi forces pickup truck, at a workshop in Misurata, Monday...Rebel forces in Misurata have been fighting for almost two months with whatever weapons they were able to loot or capture from Qadafi's forces. As part of the war effort to defend their city against attack, a small industry of weapons workshops have sprung up in discreet locations around the city--modifying pickup trucks with armor, and welding crew serve weapons turrets into the flatbeds. Crews work long hours, evolving their craft through the machinations of war hoping to constantly improve the capabilities of the fighters on the frontlines...CREDIT: Bryan Denton For The New York Times.

  • ****FOR AT WAR BLOG POST BY CJ CHIVERS ON LUGGAGE ABANDONED BY AFRICAN MIGRANT WORKERS FLEEING MISURATA.TRAX: 10109777A.5/8/2011 Misrata, Libya.Clothing abandoned by fleeing african migrants earlier in the week litters the road near the port, as an oil storage facility, struck friday by Qadafi forces grad rockets, burns in the background, Sunday...Large swaths of abandoned clothing and luggage sit alongside the road near the steel factory and oil storage facility in Misurata, where they were abandoned by African migrants, Wednesday when they were told to hurry to the port for evacuation aboard the IOM boat Red Star I, which docked briefly, under fire from Qadafi forces grad rockets...CREDIT: Bryan Denton For The New York Times.

  • TRAX: 10109777A.4/27/2011 Misrata, Libya.Migrant workers from Niger rush to line up for evacuation on the IOM chartered ferry, Red Star I, at the port in Misrata, Wednesday...The IOM chartered ship Red Star I docked Wednesday morning in Misrata to evacuate one thousand workers from Niger, some of whom were wounded yesterday after the port area came under artillery fire from Qadafi government forces. Later in the day, residents surveyed the downtown area of Misrata, after rebel forces succesfully pushed out, killed, or captured holdout Qadafi elements earlier in the week and over the weekend..CREDIT: Bryan Denton For The New York Times.


  • 7/5/2011 Nafusa Mountains, Libya.A young rebel sleeps with his sniper rifle at a makeshift rebel military facility in Kikla, Tuesday. ..Rebels in Libya's Western Nafusa mountains continued to hold their ground, Tuesday, on the plateau of the Nafusa mountains, where they have made gains in recent weeks. Despite these gains, weapons and food remain in short supply and an anticipated push towards Tripoli will be difficult as Rebels begin to move over open ground, out of the mountains..CREDIT: Bryan Denton For The New York Times.

  • ****FOR AT WAR POST ON LOOTING/INNERT ROCKET USE BY REBELS BY CHRIS CHIVERS..7/6/2011 al-Qawalish, Nafusa Mountains, Libya.A rebel fighter points to the arabic word "Mashaashi" on the wall. The Mashaashi are a tribe thought by the rebels to be loyal to the Qaddafi regime, who were moved to certain villages in the western mountains between 20-30 years ago by Qaddafi. Sustained bombardments from these villages earlier on in the war on rebel holdouts like Zintan has fueled intense resentment towards the Mashaashi amongst many of the rebels...CREDIT: Bryan Denton For The New York Times.

  • 7/6/2011 Near al-Qualish, Nafusa Mountains, Libya.A Libyan rebel searches through discarded ammunition boxes left by Qaddafi loyalist forces at a roadside restaurant on the outskirts of al-Qualish, which was abandoned by Qaddafi forces earlier in the day...Libyan Rebels in the western Nafusa Mountains pushed into the village of al Qualish, Wednesday, capturing the main village from forces loyal to Col. Muammar Qaddafi. Forces Loyal to Qaddafi fired artillery, in an attempt to rebel the advancing rebels, but were unsuccessful, and by 1pm, al-Qualish was in Rebel hands, with Qaddafi loyalist forces leaving equipment, and uniforms in previously occupied positions behind...CREDIT: Bryan Denton For The New York Times.

  • 8/5/2011, Benghazi, Libya.A young girl plays in tubs of water that will be used to wash the Iftar dishes as a male relative looks on, Friday, in Benghazi...Libyans in Benghazi broke their fast Friday, at Iftars around the city, many of which, like this one in Benghazi's downtown, are organized by local residents, and leading neighborhood figures. Many of the guests at this Iftar were from Egypt and Sudan--foreigners working in LIbya, who have opted to stay during the revolution, in the hopes that their same jobs will be waiting for them when the revolution is complete..CREDIT: Bryan Denton For The New York Times

  • 7/12/2011 Yafren, Nafusa Mountains, Libya.Libyan girls attend a Tamazight language class at a schoolhouse in Yafran. Tamazight, the traditional Berber language widely spoken by the people of the western mountains, was banned under Col. Muammar Qaddafi's regime...The Tamazight language--native to the ethnic Berber residents of Libya's Western Mountains, was outlawed by Col. Muammar Qaddafi, both in writen and spoken form, during his 42 years in power. As the Western mountains have fallen under rebel control, schools have begun teaching this ancient language to children once again...CREDIT: Bryan Denton For The New York Times.

  • 8/9/2011, Benghazi, Libya.Libyan rebels mocked a sculpture of Dr. Yousef Shakir, a Qaddafi government television newscaster that has irked a significant amount of ire from rebels in the east by using images and video footage to support propaganda claims that are then broadcast to residents of Tripoli...CREDIT: Bryan Denton For The New York Times

  • 7/14/2011 Zintan, Nafusa Mountains, Libya.Relatives and friends of rebels killed in yesterdays fighting with Qadafi loyalist forces in al-Qawalish mourn over their bodies, Thursday...Residents of Zintan turned out, Thursday, to bury the bodies of 8 rebels who were killed in yesterdays fighting near the frontline town of al-Qawalish--praying over them in the mosque, before carrying them to the cities cemetary for burial..CREDIT: Bryan Denton For The New York Times.

  • 7/14/2011 Zintan, Nafusa Mountains, Libya.Residents of Zintan pray over the bodies of 8 rebels killed in Wednesdays fighting in al-Qawalish, in the city's mosque, Thursday...Residents of Zintan turned out, Thursday, to bury the bodies of 8 rebels who were killed in yesterdays fighting near the frontline town of al-Qawalish--praying over them in the mosque, before carrying them to the cities cemetary for burial..CREDIT: Bryan Denton For The New York Times.

  • ****FOR STORY ON FUNERAL FOR ASSASSINATED GENERAL ABDEL FATTAH YOUNIS BY DAVID KIRKPATRICK.7/29/2011, Benghazi, Libya.Rebels fire in the air after burying the body of assassinated rebel commander, General Abdul Fattah Yunis, in Benghazi, Friday...Libyan Rebels buried the remains of assassinated Rebel General Abdul Fattah Younis, Friday, after Friday prayers at the courthouse in Benghazi. Despite the NTC's explanation for Mr. Yunis' death in a late night press conference yesterday, delivered by NTC head Mustapha Abdul Jalil, many in Benghazi were skeptical that the story given was accurate, and conspiracy theories continued to be traded through out the day at the gravesite as well as at Friday prayers..CREDIT: Bryan Denton For The New York Times

  • ****FOR STORY ON FUNERAL FOR ASSASSINATED GENERAL ABDEL FATTAH YOUNIS BY DAVID KIRKPATRICK.7/29/2011, Benghazi, Libya.A libyan rebel salutes the grave of assassinated rebel commander, General Abdul Fattah Yunis, after he was buried at this cemetery in Benghazi, Friday...Libyan Rebels buried the remains of assassinated Rebel General Abdul Fattah Younis, Friday, after Friday prayers at the courthouse in Benghazi. Despite the NTC's explanation for Mr. Yunis' death in a late night press conference yesterday, delivered by NTC head Mustapha Abdul Jalil, many in Benghazi were skeptical that the story given was accurate, and conspiracy theories continued to be traded through out the day at the gravesite as well as at Friday prayers..CREDIT: Bryan Denton For The New York Times



  • 8/4/2011, Benghazi, Libya.A billboard bearing the rebel flag sat on a deserted street during the evening meal in Benghazi, Thursday...There were reports, Thursday, that as a result of tensions over the assassination of General Abdul Fattah Younes the NTC would be announcing the dismissals of several top level officials, including the Defense Minister. .CREDIT: Bryan Denton For The New York Times



  • TRAX: 30104960A.8/21/2011, Tripoli, Libya.Residents of Tripoli celebrated, almost in disbelief, the rebel takeover of the capitals streets in the Gargeersh neighborhood, early Monday morning. ..Libyan Rebels pushed into Tripoli late Sunday, moving slowly into the cities western suburbs. By midnight, rebels were still streaming in, and there were reports of clashes in the city between rebels and loyalist cells still fighting, leaving the atmosphere tense, though some in the streets turned out to celebrate in small groups...CREDIT: Bryan Denton For The New York Times

  • TRAX: 30104960A.8/22/2011, Tripoli, Libya.A rebel read a pocket copy of the Holy Koran at a makeshift headquarters for the Tripoli Brigade, Monday...Libyan Rebels tried to consolidate their gains in the capital, Monday, clearing areas thought to be the base of Qaddafi sniper and sleeper cells, and setting up checkpoints in the areas they control as well as a makeshift headquarters for the Tripoli Brigade in the Revolutionary Womens Acadamy near the downtown area. However, in the afternoon, Qaddafi loyalist forces staged a well organized attack on the base, firing small arms, 12.7mm machine guns and rocket propelled grenades..CREDIT: Bryan Denton For The New York Times

  • TRAX: 30104960A.8/23/2011, Tripoli, Libya.Libyan rebels battled cells of Qaddafi loyalists in the Souk al-Thalatha district, near the front gates of Bab al-Azizia, Tuesday...Libyan rebels stormed Col. Qaddafi's Bab al-Azizia compound, Tuesday, following an intense day of battles in Libya's capital city. After rebels breached the outer walls, thousands of Tripoli residents flooded into the compound, taking weapons and virtually anything they could find..CREDIT: Bryan Denton For The New York Times

  • TRAX: 30104960A.8/23/2011, Tripoli, Libya.Libyan residents of Tripoli stormed through the Bab al-Azizia compound in search of weapons, Tuesday, as a structure burned in the background...Libyan rebels stormed Col. Qaddafi's Bab al-Azizia compound, Tuesday, following an intense day of battles in Libya's capital city. After rebels breached the outer walls, thousands of Tripoli residents flooded into the compound, taking weapons and virtually anything they could find..CREDIT: Bryan Denton For The New York Times

  • TRAX: 30104960A.8/23/2011, Tripoli, Libya.Rebels celebrate on top of a statue of a fist crushing an Ameircan plane, a well known landmark on the Bab al-Azizia compound...Libyan rebels stormed Col. Qaddafi's Bab al-Azizia compound, Tuesday, following an intense day of battles in Libya's capital city. After rebels breached the outer walls, thousands of Tripoli residents flooded into the compound, taking weapons and virtually anything they could find..CREDIT: Bryan Denton For The New York Times

  • TRAX: 30104960A.8/23/2011, Tripoli, Libya.A Libyan rebel showed off a Gold plated pistol he looted from the Bab al-Azizia compound Tuesday, as rebels stormed the Qaddafi stronghold...Libyan rebels stormed Col. Qaddafi's Bab al-Azizia compound, Tuesday, following an intense day of battles in Libya's capital city. After rebels breached the outer walls, thousands of Tripoli residents flooded into the compound, taking weapons and virtually anything they could find..CREDIT: Bryan Denton For The New York Times

  • TRAX: 30104960A.8/24/2011, Tripoli, Libya.A man paid his final respects to a neighbor he brought into the hospital who was killed near the Hay Damashk area, near Bou Salim, Thursday...CREDIT: Bryan Denton For The New York Times

  • TRAX: 30104960A.8/27/2011, Tripoli, Libya.Art of unknown origin decorates the hallways of a house used by Muatassim Qaddafi...Libyan residents of Tripoli enjoyed a much quieter day, Saturday, as many explored the palaces and residences of the Qaddafi family--left abandoned as the regime fled earlier in the week. One of the homes, a massive bungalow described as a party house for Muatassim, rumored to have been in command of the soldiers attacking Benghazi in mid march, sprawled over several acres in the Ain Zara district of the capital--complete with a massive swimming pool, and what rebels described as an a private nightclub..CREDIT: Bryan Denton For The New York Times

  • TRAX: 30104960A.8/26/2011, Tripoli, Libya.A curious resident peered into a cell in the Abu Salim Prison, Friday...Sporadic fighting continued in the Libyan capital, Friday, as rebels continued to try to gain full control of the city. In the Abu Salim district, residents and rebels surveyed the infamous Abu Salim prison, where the 1996 massacre of nearly 1200 people by Qaddafi military forces took place. Elsewhere, the Abu Salim Trauma center, located on the southern side of the Tripoli Zoo, was the scene of carnage as at least 40 bodies in various states of decomposition from the rebel and Qaddafi loyalist sides lay scattered on gurneys throughout the facility...CREDIT: Bryan Denton For The New York Times

  • TRAX: 30104960A.8/27/2011, Tripoli, Libya.At least a dozen carved marble sculptures sat unused on a farm, near Muatassim Qaddafi's house, said to belong to Hannibal Qaddafi, one of Muatassim's brothers...Libyan residents of Tripoli enjoyed a much quieter day, Saturday, as many explored the palaces and residences of the Qaddafi family--left abandoned as the regime fled earlier in the week. One of the homes, a massive bungalow described as a party house for Muatassim, rumored to have been in command of the soldiers attacking Benghazi in mid march, sprawled over several acres in the Ain Zara district of the capital--complete with a massive swimming pool, and what rebels described as an a private nightclub..CREDIT: Bryan Denton For The New York Times

  • TRAX: 30104960A.8/27/2011, Tripoli, Libya.A man surveyed the charred remains of 46 bodies, said to belong to prisoners of Qaddafi loyalist forces, were found in a shed near the 32nd Brigade base, Saturdya...The burned bodies of at least 46 men were found at a construction yard in the Yarmuk district of Tripoli, Saturday, where, according to a witness who said he managed to escape, Qaddafi loyalist forces executed a number of men they'd held prisoner there, some for nearly three months..CREDIT: Bryan Denton For The New York Times

  • TRAX: 30104960A.8/28/2011, Tripoli, Libya.Libyan men gathered the body of one of nearly 50 men found dead at a construction yard near the Khamis Brigade's southern Tripoli headquarters, who were massacred by retreating Qaddafi loyalists, according to witnesses...Life in Tripoli began to return to normal, Sunday, as rebels continued to clear the road south of the capital. Water shortages, however, still persisted, as residents crowded around water tanks on trailers, filling pots, pans and jerry cans for use at home. Bab al-Azizia, previously the base of the Qaddafi regime in Tripoli, was the site of celebrations, looting, and sight-seeing for local residents throughout the day. .CREDIT: Bryan Denton For The New York Times


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