From burning buses to rebel fighters to totalled tanks, CTV.ca picks 50 compelling photos that show the realities of frontline fighting in Libya.
A Libyan rebel patrols the frontline of the outskirts of the city of Ajdabiya, south of Benghazi, eastern Libya, Monday, March 21, 2011.
AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus
A fuel tank of a power station burns on the frontline of the outskirts of the city of Ajdabiya, south of Benghazi, eastern Libya, Monday, March 21, 2011.
AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus
A Libyan rebel arrives to the frontline of the outskirts of the city of Ajdabiya, south of Benghazi, eastern Libya, Monday, March 21, 2011.
AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus
A Libyan rebel prays on the frontline on the outskirts of the city of Ajdabiya, south of Benghazi, eastern Libya, Monday, March 21, 2011.
AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus
Libyan rebels get resupplied with rockets on the frontline of the outskirts of the city of Ajdabiya, south of Benghazi, eastern Libya, Monday, March 21, 2011.
AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus
A protester silhouettes against a Libyan flag as hundreds pro-Gadhafi supporters protest against the bombing of Libya outside Qatar Embassy in London, Monday, March 21, 2011.
AP Photo/Sang Tan
A Libyan rebel adjusts his hat on the frontline of the outskirts of the city of Ajdabiya, south of Benghazi, eastern Libya, Monday, March 21, 2011.
AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus
A Libyan rebel sits under a Arabic slogan reading 'god is great, only Libya' on the frontline of the outskirts of the city of Ajdabiya, south of Benghazi, eastern Libya, Monday, March 21, 2011.
AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus
Libyan rebels try to cover themselves from the wind on the frontline of the outskirts of the city of Ajdabiya, south of Benghazi, eastern Libya, Monday, March 21, 2011.
AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus
Libyan rebels arrive at the frontline on the outskirts of the city of Ajdabiya, south of Benghazi, eastern Libya, Monday, March 21, 2011.
AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus
A Libyan rebel reacts after visiting the grave of his brother Mohammed, who died in fighting on Sunday, on the frontline of the outskirts of the city of Ajdabiya, south of Benghazi, eastern Libya, Monday, March 21, 2011.
AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus
Libyan rebels observe the frontline of the outskirts of the city of Ajdabiya, south of Benghazi, eastern Libya, Monday, March 21, 2011.
AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus
Libyan rebels react on the frontline of the outskirts of the city of Ajdabiya, south of Benghazi, eastern Libya, Monday, March 21, 2011.
AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus
Libyan rebels react on the frontline of the outskirts of the city of Ajdabiya, south of Benghazi, eastern Libya, Monday, March 21, 2011.
AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus
Libyan rebel react on the frontline of the outskirts of the city of Ajdabiya, south of Benghazi, eastern Libya, Monday, March 21, 2011.
AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus
A Libyan rebel prays next to his gun while another one kneels over the grave of his dead brother, who was killed in the fighting on the frontline of the outskirts of the city of Ajdabiya, south of Benghazi, eastern Libya, Monday, March 21, 2011.
AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus
Libyans gather near a damaged car of which they claim was run over by pro-Gadhafi forces tank, in Benghazi, Libya, Saturday, March 19, 2011.
AP Photo/Alaguri
Libyans gather near a damaged truck of which they claim was run over by pro-Gadhafi forces tank, in Benghazi, Libya Saturday, March 19, 2011.
AP Photo/Alaguri
Libyans celebrate atop captured pro-Gadhafi forces armored vehicle in Benghazi, Libya Sunday, March 20, 2011.
AP Photo/Alaguri
A Libyan pro-Gadhafi forces car burns in Benghazi, Libya, Saturday, March 19, 2011.
AP Photo/Alaguri
Libyans celebrate atop captured pro-Gadhafi forces armored vehicle in Benghazi, Libya, Saturday, March 19, 2011.
AP Photo/Alaguri
Libyan soldiers survey the damage to an administrative building hit by a missile late Sunday in the heart of Moammar Gadhafi's Bab Al Azizia compound in Tripoli, Libya, early Monday, March 21, 2011.
AP Photo/Jerome Delay
A Libyan boy reacts while standing on top of a destroyed military vehicle belonging to the forces of Moammar Gadhafi in the outskirts of Benghazi, eastern Libya, Sunday, March 20, 2011.
AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus
A Libyan soldier surveys the damage to an administrative building hit by a missile in the heart of Moammar Gadhafi's Bab Al Azizia compound in Tripoli, Libya, late Sunday, March 20, 2011.
AP Photo/Jerome Delay
Libyan men celebrate on a destroyed tank belonging to the forces of Moammar Gadhafi in the outskirts of Benghazi, eastern Libya, Sunday, March 20, 2011.
AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus
Libyan rebels patrol the center of Benghazi, eastern Libya, Sunday, March 20, 2011.
AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus
Hundreds of Libyans perform funeral prayers for people who have been killed recently in Tripoli, Libya, Sunday, March 20, 2011.
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Libyan men wait for the bodies of 26 people said to be killed during overnight air raids to arrive for burial in Tripoli, Libya, Sunday, March 20, 2011.
AP Photo/Jerome Delay
Libyan men wait for the bodies of 26 people said to be killed during overnight air raids to arrive for burial in Tripoli, Libya, Sunday, March 20, 2011.
AP Photo/Jerome Delay
Libyan men wait for the bodies of 26 people said to be killed during overnight air raids to arrive for burial in Tripoli, Libya, Sunday, March 20, 2011.
AP Photo/Jerome Delay
Libyan men hoist a child holding an automatic rifle as they wait for the bodies of 26 people said to be killed during overnight air raids to arrive for burial in Tripoli, Libya, Sunday, March 20, 2011.
AP Photo/Jerome Delay
Libyan men demonstrate their support for Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi as they wait for the bodies of 26 people said to be killed during overnight air raids to arrive for burial in Tripoli, Libya, Sunday, March 20, 2011.
AP Photo/Jerome Delay
A Libyan woman holding an automatic rifle speaks on the phone as men gather around the grave of a man being buried in Tripoli, Libya, Sunday March 20, 2011.
AP Photo/Jerome Delay
Libyan men wait for the bodies of 26 people said to be killed during overnight air raids to arrive for burial in Tripoli, Libya, Sunday March 20, 2011.
AP Photo/Jerome Delay
Libyan men demonstrate their support for Libya's leader Moammar Gadhafi as they wait for the bodies of 26 people said to be killed during overnight air raids to arrive for burial in Tripoli, Libya, Sunday March 20, 2011.
AP Photo/Jerome Delay
Libyans gesture after funeral prayers for people who have been killed recently in Tripoli, Libya, Sunday, March 20, 2011.
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A Libyan man prays in front a destroyed tank on the outskirts of Benghazi, eastern Libya, Sunday, March 20, 2011.
AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus
A soldier's jacket belonging to forces of Moammar Gadhafi is displayed on a still burning tank on the outskirts of Benghazi, eastern Libya, Sunday, March 20, 2011.
AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus
Libyan people celebrate on a tank belonging to the forces of Moammar Gadhafi in the outskirts of Benghazi, eastern Libya, Sunday, March 20, 2011.
AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus
A Libyan man gestures next to a bus burning on a road leading to the outskirts of Benghazi, eastern Libya, Sunday, March 20, 2011.
AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus
Libyan rebels celebrate with a pot of beans left behind by Moammar Gadhafi's forces when they retreated on the outskirts of Benghazi, eastern Libya, Sunday, March 20, 2011.
AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus
Libyan people dodge as a rebel shoots in celebration after Moammar Gadhafi's forces retreated on the outskirts of Benghazi, eastern Libya, Sunday, March 20, 2011.
AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus
A Libyan rebel tries to make his way after NATO launched an airstrike on tanks belonging to the forces of Moammar Gadhafi on the outskirts of Benghazi, eastern Libya, Sunday, March 20, 2011.
AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus
Libyan people celebrate on a tank belonging to the forces of Moammar Gadhafi in the outskirts of Benghazi, eastern Libya, Sunday, March 20, 2011.
AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus
A Libyan rebel shoots in the air as he celebrates with others on a tank belonging to the forces of Moammar Gadhafi in the outskirts of Benghazi, eastern Libya, Sunday, March 20, 2011.
AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus
A bus burns on a road leading to the outskirts of Benghazi, eastern Libya, Sunday, March 20, 2011.
AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus
A bus burns on a road leading to the outskirts of Benghazi, eastern Libya, Sunday, March 20, 2011.
AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus
Libyan rebels celebrate on a captured tank in the outskirts of Benghazi, eastern Libya, Sunday, March 20, 2011.
AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus
A Libyan rebel celebrates in the outskirts of Benghazi, eastern Libya, Sunday, March 20, 2011.
AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus
A Libyan rebel dressed in a jacket of the Italian national soccer team celebrates with a rocket in the outskirts of Benghazi, eastern Libya, Sunday, March 20, 2011.
AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus
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