Libya: on the frontline in Sirte

A Libyan rebel fighter runs to take cover from sniper fire Photograph: Mohamed Messara/EPA Rebel fighters among the rubble of Sirte Photograph: Mohamed Messara/EPA A rebel fighter fires a rocket-propelled grenade Photograph: Mohamed Messara/EPA NTC fighters try to spot the pro-Gaddafi enemy Photograph: Mohamed Messara/EPA NTC fighters fire at loyalist troops Photograph: Ahmad Al-Rubaye/AFP/Getty Images A tankload of rebels fire at pro-Gaddafi fighters Photograph: Mohamed Messara/EPA An NTC fighter wades through water Photograph: Keystone/Rex Features Rebel fighters continue the battle for Sirte Photograph: Mohamed Messara/EPA Smoke rises from the centre of Sirte Photograph: Aris Messinis/AFP/Getty Images An NTC fighter watches comrades fire their gun Photograph: Ahmad Al-Rubaye/AFP/Getty Images NTC soldiers capture a man alleged to be a pro-Gaddafi fighter during street battles Photograph: Aris Messinis/AFP/Getty Images NTC fighters carry a wounded comrade after he was shot by a sniper Photograph: Aris Messinis/AFP/Getty Images NTC forces fire rockets Photograph: Mohamed Messara/EPA A wounded NTC fighter screams for help Photograph: Mohamed Messara/EPA A revolutionary fighter fires his machine gun towards loyalist positions Photograph: Manu Brabo/AP A tattered banner depicting ousted leader Muammar Gaddafi hangs from a building in the centre of the city Photograph: Majid Saeedi/Getty Images Comrades look on as an NTC fighter fires his weapon during fighting Photograph: Ahmad Al-Rubaye/AFP/Getty Images An NTC fighter sees smoke rising Photograph: Mohamed Messara/EPA An NTC fighter fires a heavy machine gun during clashes Photograph: Thaier Al-Sudani/Reuters An alleged member of the pro-Gaddafi forces is captured during a street battle Photograph: Majid Saeedi/Getty Images Families from Sirte flee the fighting Photograph: Esam Omran Al-Fetori/Reuters NTC fighters fire at Gaddafi loyalists Photograph: Aris Messinis/AFP/Getty Images Anti-Gaddafi fighters fire a rocket during clashes Photograph: Thaier Al-Sudani/Reuters