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A revolutionary fighter fires a rocket-propelled grenade at Gadhafi loyalists in downtown Sirte, Libya, Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2011. About 1,000 Libyan revolutionary troops have launched a major assault on Moammar Gadhafi's hometown, surging from the east to try to capture the last area under loyalist control. (AP Photo/Manu Brabo)

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A revolutionary fighter fires a rocket-propelled grenade at Gadhafi loyalists in downtown Sirte, Libya, on Oct. 18, 2011. About 1,000 Libyan revolutionary troops have launched a major assault on Moammar Gadhafi's hometown, surging from the east to try to capture the last area under loyalist control. (Associated Press)

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U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton meets Libyan revolutionary soldiers at the steps of her C-17 military transport upon her arrival in Tripoli, Libya, on Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2011. The Obama administration announced increased U.S. aid for Libya, including medical care for wounded fighters and additional assistance to secure weaponry that many fear could fall into the hands of terrorists. (AP Photo/Kevin Lamarque, Pool)

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British Foreign Secretary William Hague (left) shakes hands with Libyan interim leader Mustafa Abdul-Jalil, the head of the governing National Transitional Council, in Tripoli, Libya, on Monday, Oct. 17, 2011. (AP Photo/Abdel Magid al-Fergany)

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Libyan revolutionary fighters use heavy machinery to tear down a guard tower at Col. Moammar Gadhafi's Bab al-Aziziya compound in Tripoli, Libya, on Sunday, Oct. 16, 2011. (AP Photo/Abdel Magid al-Fergany)

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A sniper with revolutionary forces takes aim at Gadhafi loyalist positions in Sirte, Libya, on Oct. 13, 2011. (Associated Press)

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Revolutionary fighters celebrate an accurate tank shot at Gadhafi loyalist positions in Sirte, Libya, on Thursday. Anti-Gadhafi fighters have been closing in on armed supporters of the fugitive leader in Sirte, the most important of two major cities yet to be cleared of loyalists more than two months after the fall of Tripoli. (Associated Press)

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Revolutionary fighters celebrate inside Sirte, Libya, on Sunday, Oct. 9, 2011. Rebel forces have besieged the city since mid-September and are facing fierce resistance from loyalists while moving inside the hometown of ousted leader Col. Moammar Gadhafi. (Associated Press)

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Libyan revolutionary fighters celebrate inside Sirte on Sunday. Rebel forces have besieged Sirte since mid-September and are facing fierce resistance from loyalists while moving inside the hometown of Libya's ousted leader Moammar Gadhafi. (Associated Press)(Associated Press)

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Libyan revolutionary fighters fire toward forces loyal to Col. Moammar Gadhafi in Sirte, Libya, on Saturday, Oct. 8, 2011. (AP Photo/Manu Brabo)

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A Libyan revolutionary fighter takes cover while attacking pro-Gadhafi forces in Sirte, Libya, Friday, Oct. 7, 2011. Rebel forces have besieged Sirte since Sept. 15 but have not managed to penetrate the heart of the city because of fierce resistance from loyalists inside the home town of Libya's ousted leader Moammar Gadhafi. (AP Photo/Manu Brabo)

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Libyan revolutionary fighters load a machine gun during an attack against pro-Gadhafi forces in Sirte, Libya, on Oct. 7, 2011. (Sssociated Press)

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Libyan revolutionary fighters fire RPGs during an attack for the city of Sirte, Libya, on Oct. 3, 2011. Rebel forces are battling to make headway against loyalist fighters inside the home town of Libya's ousted leader Moammar Gadhafi. (Associated Press)

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**FILE** In this photo from Sept. 10, 2011, Libya security argue during the arrival of Libyan Transitional National Council chairman Mustafa Abdel Jalil (center) at Metiga airport in Tripoli, Libya. (Associated Press)

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** FILE ** In this undated photo made available Sunday, Sept. 25, 2011, al-Saadi Gadhafi, son of Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi, watches a military exercise by the elite military unit commanded by his brother, Khamis, in Zlitan. (AP Photo/Abdel Magid al-Fergany, File)

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An injured Libyan revolutionary fighter is treated by medics in a field hospital outside Sirte, Libya, Friday, Sept. 30, 2011. Rebel forces are struggling to make headway against loyalist fighters inside the home town of Libya's ousted leader Moammar Gadhafi. (AP Photo/Bela Szandelszky)

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Libyan revolutionary fighters are seen during their attack on the city of Sirte, Libya, on Sept. 30, 2011. (Associated Press)

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Sen. John McCain, Arizona Republican, speaks to reporters during a visit to Tripoli, Libya, on Thursday, Sept. 29, 2011. (AP Photo/Abdel Magid al-Fergany)

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Libyan revolutionary fighters fire from tanks toward the positions of loyalists of Col. Moammar Gadhafi in Sirte, Libya, on Monday, Sept. 26, 2011. (AP Photo/Gaia Anderson)

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Revolutionary fighters fire from tanks toward Gadhafi troop positions in Sirte, Libya, on Monday. Some civilians trying to flee are stranded on the outskirts due to lack of transportation or fuel. (Associated Press)