BANI WALID, Libya (Reuters) - Hundreds of cars filled with families took advantage of the quiet lull after the Muslim holiday of Eid to return to their homes after a siege around the former Gaddafi stronghold of Bani Walid was lifted.Full story
TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Thousands of Libyans who fled fighting in the former Gaddafi stronghold of Bani Walid will not be allowed to return home for several more days until work was complete to make the town safe and restore services, officials said on Monday. Full story
TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Hours after taking control of Bani Walid, a former stronghold of Muammar Gaddafi, Libyan militias from the rival city of Misrata fired ferociously at its empty public buildings. Full story
ATTENTION EDITORS - CAPTION CORRECTION FOR ISM03 TRANSMITTED ON FEBRUARY 26, 2013 AT APPROXIMATELY 2050 GMT. THE YEAR IN THE DATE AT THE END OF THE CAPTION WAS INCORRECTLY STATED. IT SHOULD BE 2013. A CORRECTED VERSION IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWS THIS ADVISORY. WE ARE SORRY FOR ANY INCONVENIENCE CAUSED. REU
A child from the Libyan town of Tawergha stands outside his makeshift home, a dormitory building at the Fellah construction site, in Tripoli February 13, 2013. More than a year on, the people of Tawergha are still stuck in limbo, homeless and, they say, abandoned by a country that has unfairly brand
Women from the Libyan town of Tawergha sit in their makeshift home, a dormitory room at the Fellah construction site, in Tripoli February 13, 2013. More than a year on, the people of Tawergha are still stuck in limbo, homeless and, they say, abandoned by a country that has unfairly branded them as s
A once-inhabitated apartment block, ridden with bullet holes, stands abandoned in the Libyan town of Tawergha February 21, 2013. More than a year on, the people of Tawergha are still stuck in limbo, homeless and, they say, abandoned by a country that has unfairly branded them as supporters of the f
People from Tarhunah distribute food and aid to families returning to Bani Walid, at the first checkpoint on the road to the town, November 3, 2012. REUTERS/Ismail Zitouny
Civilians fill in their application forms at the last checkpoint before being permitted to proceed to their homes in Bani Walid, some 170km south of Tripoli, November 3, 2012. REUTERS/Ismail Zitouny (LIBYA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)
