Starting on December 2010 with Tunisia, protesters took to the street across Arab world claiming ejection of irremovable leaderships. Some dictators fought back in full scale refusing to go down easy. Scenes from Tunisia, Egypt and Libya in 2011.
Giant demonstration in Cairo against Egypt President Mubarak in Tahrir Square. 01 february 2011.
Libyan city of Misrata under siege by loyalist army. Following an attack on Tawergha, fighters from Misrata cornered two Gaddafi's soldiers during a house to house search. After a short stand off, grenades were ultimately thrown killing the two loyalists as one seen here pulled away. Later in the day, they withdraw from Tawargha in fear of being encircled by superior forces. One of the two killed soldiers is dragged away. 16 May 2011.
Libyan city of Misrata under siege by loyalist army. Anti-Gaddafi graffiti inside a deserted school in Misrata, 12 May 2011.
Thousands of fearful migrant workers flee chaos from uprised Libya and cross the border into Tunisia at Ras Jdir. After leaving Libya, thousand of Bengladesh migrant workers arrive to an UNHCR transit camp in Choucha, after a 7 km walk from Tunisia's Ras Jedir border station. 04 March 2011.
Uprised Libyan city of Misrata under siege from Gaddafi's forces. On top of a building near a frontline, a rebel fighter stands next to the spot where his comrade was shot in the head. 23 May 2011.
Uprised Libyan city of Misrata under siege from Gadhafi's forces. Al Dafnyah front line, Misrata, 23 May 2011.
Uprised Libyan city Misrata under siege by forces loyal to dictator Gaddafi. On the road to Misrata from Al Dafniyah frontline : a grim warning to Gaddafi's loyalists hangs atop of a pole. 30 May 2011.
Libyans rebels from Misrata secure Tripoli's Abu Salim district. Rebels fighters comb the streets and search building for weapons or hidden Gaddafi's loyalist snipers while residents with more or less anxiety welcome the new power. 26 August 2011.
Uprised Libyan city of Misrata under siege from Gaddafi's forces. Libyan rebel fighters wait to go on patrol ahead of Al Dafniya's front line, west of Misrata. 31 May 2011.
Libyan rebels break through Tawarga, a town located 40 km southeast of Misrata on the road to Syrt, to extend their controlled zone around Misrata. As they advanced, a captured loyalist soldier is taken away. They pushed no further of the outskirts of the town facing little resistance from Gaddafi's army and later withdraw backward in fear of facing stronger loyalist troops. 16 May 2011.
Libyan rebels attack Bab Al Azizyia, Gaddafi's fortified headquarters compound in Tripoli, shooting back at holed up loyalist snipers. 23 August 2011.
Thousands of Egyptians demonstrators gather on Tahir Square in Cairo to claim removal of president Mubarak. Standing guards on barricades around the square, thousands of Egyptians demonstrators gather on Tahir Square in Cairo to claim removal of president Hosni Mubarak. 03 February 2011.
Libyan city Misrata under siege by force loyal to Gaddafi. Allegedly two Gaddafi's soldiers were killed in this car on Al Dafniyah frontline. Rebels left the bodies inside and covered it. 13 June 2011.
Tunisia's Ras Jedir main border crossing with Libya is overwhelmed by thousands of foreign workers fleeing Libyan unrest and faces a humanitarian crisis. Seen from Tunisia's side, crowd of Egyptians waiting on the Libyan side of the border. 01 March 2011.
Protest resume on Tahrir Square before Egyptian parliamentary election day. An injured protester is swiftly evacuated by motorbike to a first aid post during clashes with riot police on Mohamed Mahmoud street near Tahrir Square on November 22, 2011 in Cairo, Egypt.
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Following an incursion on Tawergha, south of Misrata, rebel fighters cornered two Gaddafi's soldiers during a house to house search. After a short stand off, grenades were ultimately thrown killing the two loyalists. Rebels pushed into the outskirts of the small town, south east of Misrata, in an attempt to expand their controlled zone around the besieged city and keeping it out of range from Grad rockets. Later in the day, they withdraw out of Tawargha in fear of being encircled by superior forces. Uprised Misrata under siege by Gaddafi's forces during Libyan revolution. 16 May 2011.
Uprised Libyan city of Misrata under siege from Gaddafi's forces. Funeral at a cemetery. Misrata,13 May 2011.
Rebel Libyans launch an assault against Bab Al Azizyia, Gaddafi's fortified compound in Tripoli. Fierce gunfire and shelling during rebels advance toward the main gate through Al Jala'a avenue. 23 August 2011.
Uprised city of Misrata under siege by Gaddafi's forces in Libya. Deserted roadblock on the road toward Zliten, near Al Dafniyah front line, 25 km west of Misrata. 20 May 2011.
Violent clashes between pro and anti Mubarak in Cairo. Anti Egyptian president demonstrators repel Mubarak's supporters after they pushed aggressively inside Tahrir Square, the center of anti-government demonstrations, hurling stones at each others. 02 February 2011.
Thousands of fearful migrant workers flee chaos from uprised Libya and cross the border into Tunisia at Ras Jdir. After leaving Libya, thousand of Bengladesh migrant workers arrive to an UNHCR transit camp in Choucha, after a 7 kms walk from Tunisia's Ras Jdir border station.
04 March 2011.
Libyan rebel fighter wearing a makeshift face mask prepares to fire a rocket in Al Dafniyah front line, west of Misrata. Coastal city of Misrata is under siege by Gaddafi's forces since it's uprising against the Libyan leader. 30 May 2011.
Libyan city of Misrata under siege by loyalist army. Misrata residents survey what remains of Gadhafi's army tanks that were destroyed by NATO air strikes. These three tanks were hiding under a food market building as the bombs pierced the concrete roof before smashing them. 12 May 2011.
Protestors claim removal of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak. Protestors occupy Tahrir Square in Cairo to claim removal of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak. 11 February 2011.
Libyan rebels storm Bab Al Azizyia, Gaddafi's headquarters compound in Tripoli. Libyan rebels attack Bab Al Azizyia, Gaddafi's headquarters compound in Tripoli. After it was overunned following a fierce firefight, fighters joined by local civilians loot weapon depots inside the compound. 23 August 2011.
Victorious rebels fighters enter Libyan capital Tripoli without facing heavy resistance from Gaddafi's loyalists. Welcoming ambiance of celebration on Mokthar avenue in late evening as the rebel fighters drive through. 22 August 2011.
Libyan rebels attack Bab Al Azizyia, Gaddafi's headquarters compound in Tripoli. After a Caterpillar opened a breach in the outer wall and rammed the main gate, the rebel fighters swarm the compound. 23 August 2011.
Uprised Libyan city of Misrata under siege from Gaddafi's forces. At a field hospital staged behind Al Dafnyah front line, doctor Hussam Maiteeg desperately tries to intubate rebel Osama Fathi Ashor. Suffering from numerous wounds by a shell explosion, the 30 years old fighter who was conscious on arrival died minutes later. 31 May 2011.
Libyan city of Misrata under siege by loyalist army. Outside a civilian building converted to a weapon factory, a worker cuts out a steel plate to armour a technical vehicle. Metal workshops in Misrata keep up a sustained activity as the rebels weapons factory. Outgunned in fire power by loyalist forces, rebels rely on captured guns to defend the city. 21 May 2011.
Tunisia's Ras Jedir main border crossing with Libya is overwhelmed by thousands of people fleeing unrest, many of them Egyptians, and faces a humanitarian crisis.
Seen from Tunisia's side, thousand of Egyptians waiting on the Libyan side of the border. 01 March 2011.
Libyans rebels fight loyalists resistance in Tripoli's Abu Salim district as they control nearly all the city. Libyan rebels say they control most of Tripoli, but they faced pockets of resistance from regime loyalists in Abu Salim district where Gaddafi's snipers were shooting back. 25 August 2011.
Relatives mourning in a cemetery after the burial a fighter who died this day on the frontline. Misrata.
Coastal city of Misrata is under siege by Gaddafi's forces since it's uprising against the Libyan leader.
06 June 2011.
Uprised Libyan city of Misrata under siege from Gaddafi's forces. Rebel fighters on the watch at Al Dafniya front line, 25 km west of Misrata. The front line is reinforced with shipping containers shouldered with sand berms that stand as roadblock. 04 June 2011.
Thousands of fearful migrant workers flee chaos from uprised Libya and cross the border into Tunisia at Ras Jdir. 26 February 2011.
Libyan city of Misrata under siege by Gaddafi's forces. Battle-scarred landscape of Tripoli street where in April 2011 fierce fightings opposed the uprised population of Misrata against Gaddafi's army that was later forced out of the city. 13 May 2011.
Libyan rebel fighters of uprised again coastal town of Zawiyah engaged in street fighting against Gadhafi 's loyalists holding the center of the city. 18 August 2011.
Dead Gaddafi's soldiers are anonymously buried under full muslim traditions at a new dedicated cemetery located in a discreet area of besieged Misrata. On May 26th 2011, 540 bodies have been recovered and buried between dunes since the heavy fighting from last March. Every day newly found bodies, sometimes in advanced condition of decay are brought in for burial. As no fallen rebels fighters share this cemetery, the loyalist soldiers are buried anonymously under a number written on a piece of wood while their identity kept on record. Unidentified bodies are only marked with their retrieval date. Later, families would be allowed to recover the remains. Rebels take pride to correctly treating their dead tormentors they considered as misdirected brothers. When the body is deem in too bad shape, it's remains are placed in a body bag without the traditional white shroud. Coastal city of Misrata is under siege by Gaddafi's forces since it's uprising against the Libyan leader. 26 May 2011.
Libyan rebels attack Bab Al Azizyia, Gaddafi's headquarters compound in Tripoli. During and after the fighting, fighters later joined by civilians loot as many weapons they can carry from depots inside the compound. 23 August 2011.
Protesters rally on Tahrir Square before first parliamentary elections since former Egyptian President Mubarak stepped down. Protesters stand by on Mohamed Mahmoud street near Tahrir Square during face off with riot police on November 22, 2011 in Cairo, Egypt.
Uprised Misrata under siege by Gaddafi's forces during Libyan revolution. Destroyed by NATO air strikes, Libyan air force helicopters at Misrata airport. 28 May 2011.
Anti-Mubarak protesters occupy Cairo's Tahrir Square. Protesters reinforce a barricade set up on a street accessing to Tahrir Square after an alarm for roaming Mubarak supporters. 04 February 2011.
Libyan city of Misrata under siege by loyalist army.
At a field hospital staged behind Al Dafnyah front line, where wounded fighters are stabilized before evacuation to a city hospital, on 31 May 2011.
Tunisia's Ras Jedir main border crossing with Libya is overwhelmed by thousands of people fleeing unrest, many of them Egyptian workers, and faces a humanitarian crisis.
Seen from Tunisia's side, thousand of Egyptians waiting on the Libyan side of the border for custom processing. 01 March 2011.
Libyan city of Misrata under siege by loyalist army. A makeshift armoured bulldozer used by Gaddafi's forces to clear roadblocks set up by rebel fighters during combat in Misrata. 21 May 2011.
Violent clashes between pro and anti Mubarak in Tahrir Square. Violent clashes between pro and anti Mubarak in Cairo.
Anti Egyptian president demonstrators repel Mubarak's supporters after they pushed aggressively inside Tahrir Square, the center of anti-government demonstrations, hurling stones at each other's. 02 February 2011.
Uprised Libyan city of Misrata under siege from Gadhafi's forces. Rebel fighters resting in an advanced post off Al Dafnyah frontline
23 May 2011.
Libyan city of Misrata under siege by loyalist army. Rebel fighters fire a 105 mm shell with a M40 rifle toward Gaddafi's forces from Al Dafnyah front line, west of Misrata. 02 June 2011.
Tunisia's Ras Jedir main border crossing with Libya is overwhelmed by thousands of people fleeing unrest, many of them Egyptians, and faces a humanitarian crisis.
Seen from Tunisia's side, thousand of Egyptians waiting on the Libyan side of the border. 01 March 2011.
Thousands of fearful migrant workers flee chaos from uprised Libya and cross the border into Tunisia at Ras Jdir. After leaving Libya, Egyptian migrant workers storm a bus at the transit camp in Choucha, 7 km from Tunisia's Ras Jedir border station. They will be driven to Djerba airport for return flights to Egypt. 03 March 2011.
Libyans rebels fight loyalists resistance in Tripoli's Abu Salim district as they control nearly all the city. Libyan rebels say they control most of Tripoli, but they faced pockets of resistance from regime loyalists in Abu Salim district where Gaddafi's snipers were shooting back. 25 August 2011.
Libyan rebels storm Bab Al Azizyia, Gaddafi's headquarters in Tripoli. After a Caterpillar land mover teared up a breach in the outer wall and rammed the main gate, the rebels swarm the fortified compound under a hail of bullets, setting ablaze the beduin tents. 23 August 2011.
Protest and clashes resume on Tahrir Square before Egyptian parliamentary election day. Protester dazed by tear gas is helped out of Mohamed Mahmoud street near Tahrir Square during stand off with riot police on November 22, 2011 in Cairo, Egypt.
Libyans rebels forcefully take control of Tripoli's Abu Salim district against holed up Gaddafi's loyalists. A dead man with ballistic wounds, undistinctly a loyalist or an anti-Gaddafi. 25 August 2011.
As they reach the iconic building bombed by the USA in 1986, Libyan rebels celebrate after successfully storming Bab Al Azizyia, Gaddafi's residential compound in Tripoli. After a Caterpillar land mover opened a breach in the outer wall and rammed the main gate, the rebels swarmed the compound amid intense shooting. 23 August 2011.
Libyans rebels fight to liberate Zawiyah from Gadhafi forces. Inside Zawiyah main hospital, a Gaddafi disfigured portrait. Libyan rebel fighters of uprised again coastal town of Zawiyah are engaged in street fighting against Gaddafi 's loyalists holding the center of the city. 20 August 2011.