LIBYA

Libya: Rebels March on Tripoli -- PICTURES

By Kenneth Chamberlain

Updated: August 23, 2011 | 10:17 a.m.
August 21, 2011 | 7:37 p.m.

Rebel fighters gather in Tajura, a suburb of Tripoli, celebrating in the early morning on August 22, 2011 after Libyan rebels surged into Tripoli in a final drive to oust leader Moamer Kadhafi, seizing swathes of the capital including the symbolic Green Square and arresting the strongman's son, Seif al-Islam. AFP PHOTO / MAHMUD TURKIA (Photo credit should read MAHMUD TURKIA/AFP/Getty Images) (MAHMUD TURKIA/AFP/GETTY IMAGES)

Making significant headway in their months-long fight to overthrow Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi, Libyan rebels on Sunday advanced deep into the capital city of Tripoli.

Below are photos of the rebel forces' advance from Saturday night, Sunday, and early Monday.

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