Libya celebrates end of Gaddafi rule

Young members of the Libyan community in Tunisia gesture outside the Libyan Embassy in Tunis August 22, 2011 as others gather to celebrate the entry of rebel fighters into Tripoli. Jubilant rebel fighters streamed into the heart of Tripoli as Moammar Gaddafi's forces collapsed and crowds took to the streets to celebrate, tearing down posters of the Libyan leader. (REUTERS))
Libyan rebels celebrate in west of Tripoli, Libya Sunday, Aug 21, 2011. The rebels raced into Tripoli Sunday and met little resistance as Moammar Gaddafi's defenders melted away and his 42-year rule rapidly crumbled. The euphoric fighters celebrated with residents of the capital in Green Square, the symbolic heart of the fading regime. (AP)
Smoke rises as heavy gunfire is heard all around in Tripoli, Libya, Sunday, Aug 21, 2011. Libyan rebels captured a major military base that defends Moammar Gaddafi's stronghold of Tripoli as clashes and protests raged in the streets of the capital on Sunday. The tide of the 6-month-old civil war appeared to be turning quickly against the leader of more than four decades. (AP)
Rebel fighters speed towards the frontline fighting in the village of Mayah, some 30 kilometers west from Tripoli, Libya, Sunday, Aug 21, 2011. (AP)
People celebrate the capture in Tripoli of Moammar Gaddafi's son and one-time heir apparent, Seif al-Islam, at the rebel-held town of Benghazi, Libya, early Monday, Aug 22, 2011. Libyan rebels raced into Tripoli in a lightning advance Sunday that met little resistance as Moammar Gaddafi's defenders melted away and his 40-year rule appeared to rapidly crumble. (AP)
A man holds a weapon and a Kingdom of Libya flag as people gather near the courthouse in Benghazi August 22, 2011 to celebrate the entry of rebel fighters into Tripoli. Jubilant rebel fighters streamed into the heart of Tripoli as Moammar Gaddafi's forces collapsed and crowds took to the streets to celebrate, tearing down posters of the Libyan leader. (REUTERS)
People celebrate the capture in Tripoli of Moammar Gaddafi's son and one-time heir apparent, Seif al-Islam, at the rebel-held town of Benghazi, Libya, early Monday, Aug. 22, 2011. Libyan rebels raced into Tripoli in a lightning advance Sunday that met little resistance as Gaddafi's defenders melted away and his 40-year rule appeared to rapidly crumble. (AP)
An abandoned set of Libyan State television is seen after rebels entered the capital city of Tripoli, Libya, Sunday, Aug. 21, 2011. Libyan rebels raced into Tripoli Sunday and met little resistance as Moammar Gaddafi's defenders melted away and his 42-year rule rapidly crumbled. (AP)
Journalist work in the hallway of the Rixos hotel as gunfire continues around the hotel in Tripoli, Libya, Sunday, Aug 21, 2011. Libyan rebels raced into Tripoli Sunday and met little resistance as Moammar Gaddafi's defenders melted away and his 42-year rule rapidly crumbled.(AP)
Men walk on a street carrying a pre-Gaddafi's flag during the celebrations of the capture in Tripoli of his son and one-time heir apparent, Seif al-Islam, at the rebel-held town of Benghazi, Libya, early Monday, Aug 22, 2011. Libyan rebels raced into Tripoli in a lightning advance Sunday that met little resistance as Moammar Gaddafi's defenders melted away and his 40-year rule appeared to rapidly crumble. (AP)
Libyan rebels celebrate in west of Tripoli, Libya Sunday, Aug 21, 2011. The rebels raced into Tripoli Sunday and met little resistance as Moammar Gadafi's defenders melted away and his 42-year rule rapidly crumbled. The euphoric fighters celebrated with residents of the capital in Green Square, the symbolic heart of the fading regime. (AP)