5 March 2011 Last updated at 18:35

In pictures: Conflict in Libya

Gunmen opposed to Libyan leader Gaddafi hold their weapons in the centre of Zawiyah, 50km (30 miles) west of the capital Tripoli.

Rebels in Libya's western city of Zawiya appear to be in control - but under siege - after fighting back efforts by pro-government troops to retake it on Saturday.

Anti-Gaddafi fighters man a heavy machine gun mounted on a pick-up truck in Ras Lanuf, 5 March.

But anti-Gaddafi forces claimed a separate victory with the defeat of government forces at the strategic central oil town of Ras Lanuf.

Libyan fighters check their ammunition in Ras Lanuf.

The town - a pipeline hub on the Mediterranean coast that houses a major refinery and petrochemical complex.

Rebel fighters fire an anti-aircraft gun near Bin Jawad.

From Ras Lanuf, the rebels proceeded to the small town of Bin Jawad, with Sirte - Col Gaddafi's birth town - as their next destination.

Libyans inspect the rubble of the arms depot which exploded at Benghazi, 5 March

One of the heaviest losses of life in recent days was apparently an accident. There was a massive explosion at a rebel arms depot at Benghazi. Here people inspect rubble at the blast site.

Men grieve at the funeral of a relative killed in the Benghazi arms depot blast, 5 March

Up to 27 people were killed in the explosion at Benghazi, the rebels' eastern stronghold. Here men grieve at the funeral of a relative who died in the explosion.

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, 5 March

As the conflict rages in Libya, thousands of foreign workers continue to try to leave. These Bangladeshi migrant workers are lining up for food at a refugee camp near the Libyan and Tunisian border crossing of Ras Jdir.

Evacuees from Ghana sleep in an abandoned building near the Libyan and Tunisian border crossing of Ras Ajdir, 5 March

These Ghanaian evacuees were sleeping in an abandoned building near the same border crossing.

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In pictures: Conflict in Libya

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