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A wounded fighter is brought into a the Ras Lanuf Hospital from the battle in Ben Jawad. Air strikes targeted rebel positions on Sunday and outgunned insurgentswere forced to retreat but Libyan TV reports that Moamer Kadhafi's forces had retaken a swathe of key towns were swiftly denied. (AFP/Marco Longari)

An Egyptian man, who used to work in Libya and fled the unrest in the country, waits before boarding a flight home, at Djerba's airport, Tunisia, Sunday,March 6, 2011. (AP Photo/Giorgos Moutafis)

An anti-Gaddafi rebel talks with his knife saying "We will kill Gaddafi" as rebels clash with pro-Gaddafi forces close to the area of Bin JawadMarch 6, 2011. Libyan troops loyal to Muammar Gaddafi launched counter-offensives against rebel-held towns on Sunday as the popular uprising escalated into open warfare. Reuters/Asmaa Waguih

A supporter of Libya's leader Muammar Gaddafi attends a rally in central Tripoli March 6, 2011. Gaddafi turned Tripoli into a mass celebration of hislong rule on Sunday, but protesters in one of its most restive neighbourhoods pledged to press on with their campaign to oust him. Reuters/Chris Helgren

U.S. military personnel unload the belongings of Egyptian evacuees from Libya before boarding a US Air Force cargo plane at Djerba's airport, Tunisia,Sunday, March 6, 2011. (AP Photo/Giorgos Moutafis)

Moroccan evacuees arrive in the northern port of Tangier from Libya's Benghazi port March 6, 2011. About 4,000 Moroccans arrived in two ferries onSaturday, according to authorities. Reuters/Macao

Egyptians evacuees from Libya board a Swedish military plane at Djerba's airport, Tunisia, Sunday, March 6, 2011 (AP Photo/Giorgos Moutafis)

A Libyan rebel fighter mans a heavy machine gun as another stands on the lookout near the entrance to the oil rich town of Ras Lanuf. After embracing theeast European remnants of the crumbling Soviet empire two decades ago, Europe faces a fresh Herculean task: how to bond with the Arab street after an era of dubious diplomacy. (AFP/Roberto Schmidt)

Smoke rises from heavy shelling as Libyan rebels who are part of the forces against Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi try to place a pre-Gadhafi flag duringa battle with Gadhafi's troops , outside the town of Bin Jawwad, eastern Libya, Sunday, March 6, 2011. Libyan helicopter gunships fired on a rebel force advancing west toward the capital along the Mediterranean coastline Sunday and forces loyal to leader Moammar Gadhafi fought intense ground battles with the rival fighters. (AP Photo/Kevin Frayer)

Men line up as they wait for their ration during a food distribution in a refugee camp at the Tunisia-Libyan border, in Ras Ajdir, Tunisia, Sunday, March6, 2011. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)

A supporter of Libya's leader Muammar Gaddafi attends a rally in central Tripoli March 6, 2011. Gaddafi turned Tripoli into a mass celebration of hislong rule on Sunday, but protesters in one of its most restive neighbourhoods pledged to press on with their campaign to oust him. Reuters/Chris Helgren

A Bengladesh refugee who fled Libya walks among tents at the Choucha refugee camp, near the Tunisian border town of Ras Jdir, on March 4. Three Bangladeshinationals died on the southern Greek island of Crete on Sunday when they fled from a ship that was evacuating them from Libya, the merchant marine said. (AFP/File/Joel Saget)

Smoke rises from heavy shelling as Libyan rebels who are part of the forces against Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi and civilians retreat during a battlewith Gadhafi's troops , outside the town of Bin Jawwad, eastern Libya, Sunday, March 6, 2011. Libyan helicopter gunships fired on a rebel force advancing west toward the capital along the Mediterranean coastline Sunday and forces loyal to leader Moammar Gadhafi fought intense ground battles with the rival fighters. (AP Photo/Kevin Frayer)

A Libyan rebel who is part of the forces against Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi fires a recoilless rifle as rebels battled Gadhafi's troops , outside thetown of Bin Jawwad, eastern Libya, Sunday, March 6, 2011. Libyan helicopter gunships fired on a rebel force advancing west toward the capital along the Mediterranean coastline Sunday and forces loyal to leader Moammar Gadhafi fought intense ground battles with the rival fighters. (AP Photo/Kevin Frayer)

Anti-Gaddafi rebels take up position near the oil facility of Ras Lanuf March 6, 2011. Libyan troops loyal to Muammar Gaddafi launched counter-offensivesagainst rebel-held towns on Sunday as the popular uprising escalated into open warfare. Reuters/Asmaa Waguih

Egyptians evacuees from Libya arrives to Djerba's airport, Tunisia, to board a US military cargo plane, Sunday, March 6, 2011 (AP Photo/Giorgos Moutafis)

An Egyptian evacuee from Libya, wearing the Tunisian National flag as head scarf, waiting his fellows to bard a US military cargo plane that will takethem back to their country in Djerba, Tunisia, Sunday, March 6, 2011. (AP Photo/Giorgos Moutafis)

Anti-Gaddafi rebels prepare to fire their weapons during clashes with pro-Gaddafi forces close to the area of Bin Jawad March 6, 2011. Libyan troops loyalto Muammar Gaddafi launched counter-offensives against rebel-held towns on Sunday as the popular uprising escalated into open warfare. Reuters/Asmaa Waguih

Bangladeshi migrant workers line up for food at a refugee camp near the Libyan and Tunisian border crossing of Ras Jdir after fleeing unrest in Libya March6, 2011 Reuters/Zohra Bensemra

A Bahraini Shiite Muslim woman holds up a Bahraini dinar at a rally at Manama's Al-Qudaibiya Palace. Thousands of demonstrators massed on Sunday at Manama's Al-Qudaibiya Palace, where Bahrain's cabinet meets, chanting slogans against the tiny but strategic Gulf state's government.(AFP/Adam Jan)

A security guard at the U.S. embassy stands in front of protesters during a demonstration where protesters accused the U.S. government of supporting dictatorships,in Manama March 7, 2011. Reuters/Hamad I Mohammed

Anti-government protesters hold signs in front of the U.S. embassy, during a demonstration where they accused the U.S. government of supporting dictatorships,in Manama March 7, 2011. Reuters/Hamad I Mohammed

An anti-government protester covers her face with a Bahraini flag during a demonstration where protesters accused the U.S. government of supporting dictatorships,in front of the U.S. embassy in Manama March 7, 2011. Reuters/Hamad I Mohammed

An anti-government protester waves a Bahraini flag in front of the U.S. Embassy as security guards are seen, during a demonstration where protesters accusedthe U.S. government of supporting dictatorships, in Manama March 7, 2011. Bahrain's crown prince warned all sides against escalating a standoff with disgruntled majority Shi'ites seeking an elected government in the Gulf Arab kingdom, asking for patience ahead of a national dialogue. Reuters/Hamad I Mohammed

Anti-government protesters stand in front of the U.S. embassy during a demonstration where they accused the U.S. government of supporting dictatorships,in Manama March 7, 2011. Bahrain's crown prince warned all sides against escalating a standoff with disgruntled majority Shi'ites seeking an elected government in the Gulf Arab kingdom, asking for patience ahead of a national dialogue. Reuters/Hamad I Mohammed

The Arab Revolution of 2011