Libya in turmoil

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Anti-Gaddafi residents carrying Libya's first post-independence flag, who have now taken over municipal services in Benghazi (AP Photo/Alaguri) Keystone

People watch as a police station burns in Tobruk (AP Photo/Amateur Video Accessed via YouTube) Keystone

Face painting with the colours of the old Libyan flag during a protest outside the Libyan embassy in Malta (Reuters/Darrin Zammit Lupi) Reuters

On February 22, Moammar Gaddafi appeared for less than a minute on state television to deny rumours he had fled (AP Photo/Libyan State Television) Keystone

Residents are seen walking inside an unidentified burned building in Benghazi (AP Photo/Alaguri) Keystone

Pro Gaddafi supporters wave his posters during a march in Tripoli (AP Photo/Abdel Magid Al Fergany) Keystone

Gaddafi addresses the nation on state television, vowing to fight on against protesters (AP Photo/Libya State Television via APTN) Keystone

A woman holds up an old Libyan flag during a protest against Gaddafi outside the United Nations building in New York (Reuters/Andrew Burton) Reuters

Demonstrators in the Swiss capital demand an end to the bloodshed in Libya (Keystone/Marcel Bieri) Keystone

Egyptians fleeing Libya wait with their belongings at the border with Egypt (AP Photo/Hussein Malla) Keystone

An anti-government protester holds a picture of a victim of the fighting during a demonstration in Benghazi (Reuters/Asmaa Waguih) Reuters

Hundreds of Turkish citizens working in Libya wait to board a ship sent by Turkey to evacuate them from Benghazi (AP Photo/Berk Ozkan, Anatolia) Keystone

A Tunisian man carries his belongings into Tunisia after fleeing the unrest (Reuters/Yannis Behrakis) Reuters

Libyans prepare graves for a mass burial of alleged victims of the ongoing anti-government protests in Tripoli (AFP Photo/HO/OneDayOnEarth.org) AFP

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Another country seeking to liberate itself from a totalitarian regime.

For the past two weeks, unrest has been spreading across Libya, with protesters demanding the departure of the country’s leader, Moammar Gaddafi. The self-styled guide has led the country for more than 40 years and has warned he will fight till the end.