Key moments in the battle for Libya
It's been a long, difficult push to Tripoli for the Libyan rebels.
Beginning six months ago and inspired by uprisings in Tunisia and neighbouring Egypt, anti-Gaddafi rallies spread from the east to the capital, Tripoli in western Libya.
Libyan rebels as they pushed ahead and faced resistance from Muammar Gaddafi's forces, losing many key players along the way, including the rebel commander, Abdel Fattah Younes.
But, despite Younes' death, rebel fighters succeeded in taking control of many key towns and cities, most rapidly in the last few days, in the final push to take control of Tripoli.
Al Jazeera's Emike Umolu looks back at the key moments that marked the road to Tripoli.
Beginning six months ago and inspired by uprisings in Tunisia and neighbouring Egypt, anti-Gaddafi rallies spread from the east to the capital, Tripoli in western Libya.
Libyan rebels as they pushed ahead and faced resistance from Muammar Gaddafi's forces, losing many key players along the way, including the rebel commander, Abdel Fattah Younes.
But, despite Younes' death, rebel fighters succeeded in taking control of many key towns and cities, most rapidly in the last few days, in the final push to take control of Tripoli.
Al Jazeera's Emike Umolu looks back at the key moments that marked the road to Tripoli.
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