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Anti-Gaddafi fighters walk inside a hall of the Ouagadougou conference center which was destroyed by heavy artillery fire as they take control of the building known for hosting regional meetings for Arab and African leaders in Sirte, Libya October 9, 2011. A timeline of images dating from 2010 from Sirte, Libya, the home town of deposed Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi. Libyan forces battling Islamic State in the city of Sirte say they have defeated the militant group after months of street to street fighting backed by U.S. air strikes. Islamic State took control of the city more than a year ago and set up its main base outside Syria and Iraq. (Photo by Asmaa Waguih/Reuters)

Anti-Gaddafi fighters walk inside a hall of the Ouagadougou conference center which was destroyed by heavy artillery fire as they take control of the building known for hosting regional meetings for Arab and African leaders in Sirte, Libya October 9, 2011. A timeline of images dating from 2010 from Sirte, Libya, the home town of deposed Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi. Libyan forces battling Islamic State in the city of Sirte say they have defeated the militant group after months of street to street fighting backed by U.S. air strikes. Islamic State took control of the city more than a year ago and set up its main base outside Syria and Iraq. (Photo by Asmaa Waguih/Reuters)



An anti-Gaddafi fighter tests an anti-aircraft gun southwest of Sirte, Libya one of Muammar Gaddafi's last remaining strongholds, September 16, 2011. (Photo by Goran Tomasevic/Reuters)

An anti-Gaddafi fighter tests an anti-aircraft gun southwest of Sirte, Libya one of Muammar Gaddafi's last remaining strongholds, September 16, 2011. (Photo by Goran Tomasevic/Reuters)



Libyan leader Muammar al-Gaddafi (C) leans on the shoulders of former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak (centre R) and President of Yemen, Ali Abdullah Saleh (centre L) as they laugh during a photocall before the second Afro-Arab Summit in Sirte, Libya October 10, 2010. (Photo by Asmaa Waguih/Reuters)

Libyan leader Muammar al-Gaddafi (C) leans on the shoulders of former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak (centre R) and President of Yemen, Ali Abdullah Saleh (centre L) as they laugh during a photocall before the second Afro-Arab Summit in Sirte, Libya October 10, 2010. (Photo by Asmaa Waguih/Reuters)



Anti-Gaddafi fighters sit on a Soviet-made SCUD missile outside a village near Sirte, Libya one of Muammar Gaddafi's last remaining strongholds September 21, 2011. (Photo by Goran Tomasevic/Reuters)

Anti-Gaddafi fighters sit on a Soviet-made SCUD missile outside a village near Sirte, Libya one of Muammar Gaddafi's last remaining strongholds September 21, 2011. (Photo by Goran Tomasevic/Reuters)



An abandoned VIP stairway is seen on a road at the airport in Sirte, which is now under the control of anti- Gaddafi fighters, September 29, 2011. Forces of Libya's interim government have captured the airport in Muammar Gaddafi's hometown of Sirte. (Photo by Anis Mili/Reuters)

An abandoned VIP stairway is seen on a road at the airport in Sirte, which is now under the control of anti- Gaddafi fighters, September 29, 2011. Forces of Libya's interim government have captured the airport in Muammar Gaddafi's hometown of Sirte. (Photo by Anis Mili/Reuters)



A Roman statue riddled with bullet holes is seen at the Old Sirte City Museum at the Sultan area taken over by anti-Gaddafi fighters east of Sirte October 2, 2011. (Photo by Esam Al-Fetori/Reuters)

A Roman statue riddled with bullet holes is seen at the Old Sirte City Museum at the Sultan area taken over by anti-Gaddafi fighters east of Sirte October 2, 2011. (Photo by Esam Al-Fetori/Reuters)



A military aircraft of deposed Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi's lies destroyed at the airport in Sirte, October 6, 2011. Rebels said that the aircraft was destroyed by NATO air strikes. (Photo by Anis Mili/Reuters)

A military aircraft of deposed Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi's lies destroyed at the airport in Sirte, October 6, 2011. Rebels said that the aircraft was destroyed by NATO air strikes. (Photo by Anis Mili/Reuters)



Black smoke caused by a large explosion rises inside the city of Sirte, Libya, October 7, 2011. (Photo by Esam Al-Fetori/Reuters)

Black smoke caused by a large explosion rises inside the city of Sirte, Libya, October 7, 2011. (Photo by Esam Al-Fetori/Reuters)



Anti-Gaddafi forces sit on a bed at Muammar Gaddafi's farm house near the town of Abu Grein  in the last remaining stronghold of Muammar Gaddafi, west of Sirte August 30, 2011. (Photo by Goran Tomasevic/Reuters)

Anti-Gaddafi forces sit on a bed at Muammar Gaddafi's farm house near the town of Abu Grein in the last remaining stronghold of Muammar Gaddafi, west of Sirte August 30, 2011. (Photo by Goran Tomasevic/Reuters)



Anti-Gaddafi fighters pray at a checkpoint near the town of Abu Grein, west of Sirte, one of Muammar Gaddafi's last remaining strongholds September 12, 2011. (Photo by Goran Tomasevic/Reuters)

Anti-Gaddafi fighters pray at a checkpoint near the town of Abu Grein, west of Sirte, one of Muammar Gaddafi's last remaining strongholds September 12, 2011. (Photo by Goran Tomasevic/Reuters)



Anti-Gaddafi fighters step on a carpet bearing a picture of Muammar Gaddafi in the north of the besieged city of Bani Walid, Libya  September 16, 2011. The forces of Libya's new leaders attacked two besieged towns, storming into Bani Walid and pushing forward at Sirte, as they tried to finish off resistance from diehard supporters of Muammar Gaddafi. (Photo by Zohra Bensemra/Reuters)

Anti-Gaddafi fighters step on a carpet bearing a picture of Muammar Gaddafi in the north of the besieged city of Bani Walid, Libya September 16, 2011. The forces of Libya's new leaders attacked two besieged towns, storming into Bani Walid and pushing forward at Sirte, as they tried to finish off resistance from diehard supporters of Muammar Gaddafi. (Photo by Zohra Bensemra/Reuters)



Anti-Gaddafi fighters fire guns at pro-Gaddafi forces near east of Sirte September 16, 2011. The forces of Libya's new leaders attacked two besieged towns, storming into Bani Walid and pushing forward at Sirte, as they tried to destroy resistance from supporters of Muammar Gaddafi. (Photo by Asmaa Waguih/Reuters)

Anti-Gaddafi fighters fire guns at pro-Gaddafi forces near east of Sirte September 16, 2011. The forces of Libya's new leaders attacked two besieged towns, storming into Bani Walid and pushing forward at Sirte, as they tried to destroy resistance from supporters of Muammar Gaddafi. (Photo by Asmaa Waguih/Reuters)



An anti-Gaddafi fighter salvages weapons from a pro-Gaddafi weapons and ammunition compound in a village near Sirte, one of Muammar Gaddafi's last remaining strongholds September 19, 2011. (Photo by Goran Tomasevic/Reuters)

An anti-Gaddafi fighter salvages weapons from a pro-Gaddafi weapons and ammunition compound in a village near Sirte, one of Muammar Gaddafi's last remaining strongholds September 19, 2011. (Photo by Goran Tomasevic/Reuters)



A rebel fighter guards the final checkpoint on the road from Bin Jawad towards Nawfiliyah, where forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi have halted a rapid rebel advance some 100 km  east of Sirte in eastern Libya, March 29, 2011. (Photo by Finbarr O'Reilly/Reuters)

A rebel fighter guards the final checkpoint on the road from Bin Jawad towards Nawfiliyah, where forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi have halted a rapid rebel advance some 100 km east of Sirte in eastern Libya, March 29, 2011. (Photo by Finbarr O'Reilly/Reuters)



A woman shows script on her hand reading “I'll sacrifice my life for Muammar” during a rally in the Gaddafi hometown of Sirte, Libya, July 21, 2011. (Photo by Caren Firouz/Reuters)

A woman shows script on her hand reading “I'll sacrifice my life for Muammar” during a rally in the Gaddafi hometown of Sirte, Libya, July 21, 2011. (Photo by Caren Firouz/Reuters)



The words and numbers “Revolution 69”, symbolizing the year Muammar Gaddafi came into power, are seen on a donkey in Ras Lanuf August 29, 2011 as Libyan forces converge on Gaddafi's hometown of Sirte. (Photo by Esam Al-Fetori/Reuters)

The words and numbers “Revolution 69”, symbolizing the year Muammar Gaddafi came into power, are seen on a donkey in Ras Lanuf August 29, 2011 as Libyan forces converge on Gaddafi's hometown of Sirte. (Photo by Esam Al-Fetori/Reuters)



A Belgian pilot sits in his Belgian Air Force F16 fighter aircraft, which took part in an offensive in Libya, after landing at Araxos airbase, Greece March 28, 2011. A Libyan rebel spokesman said Muammar Gaddafi's hometown of Sirte had been captured by the rebels on Monday, but no independent verification of the statement was immediately available. (Photo by Yves Herman/Reuters)

A Belgian pilot sits in his Belgian Air Force F16 fighter aircraft, which took part in an offensive in Libya, after landing at Araxos airbase, Greece March 28, 2011. A Libyan rebel spokesman said Muammar Gaddafi's hometown of Sirte had been captured by the rebels on Monday, but no independent verification of the statement was immediately available. (Photo by Yves Herman/Reuters)



Libyan forces pray as they prepare for next advance against Islamic State holdouts in Sirte, Libya August 29, 2016. (Photo by Ismail Zitouny/Reuters)

Libyan forces pray as they prepare for next advance against Islamic State holdouts in Sirte, Libya August 29, 2016. (Photo by Ismail Zitouny/Reuters)



A wounded fighter from Libyan forces allied with the U.N.-backed government, who was injured during a battle with Islamic State fighters, receives treatment in a field hospital in Sirte, Libya August 16, 2016. (Photo by Ismail Zitouny/Reuters)

A wounded fighter from Libyan forces allied with the U.N.-backed government, who was injured during a battle with Islamic State fighters, receives treatment in a field hospital in Sirte, Libya August 16, 2016. (Photo by Ismail Zitouny/Reuters)



Libyans gather at the scene following a car bomb attack in al-Gharbiat in Sirte, Libya August 18, 2016. (Photo by Ismail Zitouny/Reuters)

Libyans gather at the scene following a car bomb attack in al-Gharbiat in Sirte, Libya August 18, 2016. (Photo by Ismail Zitouny/Reuters)



A Libyan man checks a building used by the Islamic State fighters after it was captured by Libyan forces allied with the U.N.-backed government, in Sirte, Libya August 22, 2016. (Photo by Hani Amara/Reuters)

A Libyan man checks a building used by the Islamic State fighters after it was captured by Libyan forces allied with the U.N.-backed government, in Sirte, Libya August 22, 2016. (Photo by Hani Amara/Reuters)



A general view of the Sirte Oil Company in Brega October 20, 2013. For Libyan militia leader Ibrahim al-Jathran, shutting down half the country's oil production with an armed militia is not a crime, it is the start of a just battle for a fair share of country's petroleum wealth. From his base near the Mediterranean oil terminal of Brega, the 33-year-old war hero from the uprising against Muammar Gaddafi has taken control of the main oil ports to demand more autonomy and oil for his eastern region from faraway Tripoli. (Photo by Esam Al-Fetori/Reuters)

A general view of the Sirte Oil Company in Brega October 20, 2013. For Libyan militia leader Ibrahim al-Jathran, shutting down half the country's oil production with an armed militia is not a crime, it is the start of a just battle for a fair share of country's petroleum wealth. From his base near the Mediterranean oil terminal of Brega, the 33-year-old war hero from the uprising against Muammar Gaddafi has taken control of the main oil ports to demand more autonomy and oil for his eastern region from faraway Tripoli. (Photo by Esam Al-Fetori/Reuters)



Anti-Gaddafi fighters gesture as they celebrate the fall of Muammar Gaddafi in Sirte, Libya, October 20, 2011. (Photo by Esam Al-Fetori/Reuters)

Anti-Gaddafi fighters gesture as they celebrate the fall of Muammar Gaddafi in Sirte, Libya, October 20, 2011. (Photo by Esam Al-Fetori/Reuters)



Libyan revolutionary fighters coming back from Sirte are welcomed at Al Guwarsha gate in Benghazi, Libya,  October 22, 2011. (Photo by Esam Al-Fetori/Reuters)

Libyan revolutionary fighters coming back from Sirte are welcomed at Al Guwarsha gate in Benghazi, Libya, October 22, 2011. (Photo by Esam Al-Fetori/Reuters)



A family inspect their house, which they had left due to fighting between pro and anti-Gaddafi fighters, upon their return to Sirte, Libya October 26, 2011. (Photo by Youssef Boudlal/Reuters)

A family inspect their house, which they had left due to fighting between pro and anti-Gaddafi fighters, upon their return to Sirte, Libya October 26, 2011. (Photo by Youssef Boudlal/Reuters)



Crates are seen near shells and hand rockets in a desert south of Sirte, Libya October 30, 2011. (Photo by Youssef Boudlal/Reuters)

Crates are seen near shells and hand rockets in a desert south of Sirte, Libya October 30, 2011. (Photo by Youssef Boudlal/Reuters)



Libyan forces allied with the U.N.-backed government fire weapons during a battle with IS fighters in Sirte, Libya, July 21, 2016. (Photo by Goran Tomasevic/Reuters)

Libyan forces allied with the U.N.-backed government fire weapons during a battle with IS fighters in Sirte, Libya, July 21, 2016. (Photo by Goran Tomasevic/Reuters)



A man reacts over the body of an anti-Gaddafi fighter killed in Sirte by forces loyal to Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, in Benghazi October 13, 2011. (Photo by Esam Al-Fetori/Reuters)

A man reacts over the body of an anti-Gaddafi fighter killed in Sirte by forces loyal to Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, in Benghazi October 13, 2011. (Photo by Esam Al-Fetori/Reuters)



A tank is seen in the city of Sirte, Libya October 16, 2011. Libyan government fighters battled to subdue pockets of resistance by pro-Gaddafi fighters, whose refuse to abandon the ousted leader's hometown of Sirte. (Photo by Esam Al-Fetori/Reuters)

A tank is seen in the city of Sirte, Libya October 16, 2011. Libyan government fighters battled to subdue pockets of resistance by pro-Gaddafi fighters, whose refuse to abandon the ousted leader's hometown of Sirte. (Photo by Esam Al-Fetori/Reuters)



Former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton meets soldiers at the steps of her C-17 military transport aircraft upon her arrival in Tripoli October 18, 2011.  Clinton arrived in Libya on Tuesday to meet the new leaders Washington helped into power, while die-hard forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi launched a surprise counter-attack in his hometown of Sirte. (Photo by Kevin Lamarque/Reuters)

Former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton meets soldiers at the steps of her C-17 military transport aircraft upon her arrival in Tripoli October 18, 2011. Clinton arrived in Libya on Tuesday to meet the new leaders Washington helped into power, while die-hard forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi launched a surprise counter-attack in his hometown of Sirte. (Photo by Kevin Lamarque/Reuters)



A man purported to be Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi is seen in this still image taken from video footage October 20, 2011. Gaddafi was killed on Thursday as Libya's new leaders declared they had overrun the last bastion of his long rule, sparking wild celebrations that eight months of war may finally be over. Details of the death near Sirte of the fallen strongman were hazy but it was announced by several officials of the National Transitional Council (NTC) and backed up by a photograph of a bloodied face ringed by familiar, Gaddafi-style curly hair. (Photo by Reuters TV)

A man purported to be Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi is seen in this still image taken from video footage October 20, 2011. Gaddafi was killed on Thursday as Libya's new leaders declared they had overrun the last bastion of his long rule, sparking wild celebrations that eight months of war may finally be over. Details of the death near Sirte of the fallen strongman were hazy but it was announced by several officials of the National Transitional Council (NTC) and backed up by a photograph of a bloodied face ringed by familiar, Gaddafi-style curly hair. (Photo by Reuters TV)



An anti-Gaddafi fighter points at the drain where Muammar Gaddafi was hiding before he was captured in Sirte, Libya October 20, 2011. Gaddafi was killed on Thursday as Libya's new leaders declared they had overrun the last bastion of his long rule, sparking wild celebrations that eight months of war may finally be over. Details of the death near Sirte of the fallen strongman were hazy but it was announced by several officials of the National Transitional Council (NTC) and backed up by a photograph of a bloodied face ringed by familiar, Gaddafi-style curly hair. (Photo by Thaier al-Sudani/Reuters)

An anti-Gaddafi fighter points at the drain where Muammar Gaddafi was hiding before he was captured in Sirte, Libya October 20, 2011. Gaddafi was killed on Thursday as Libya's new leaders declared they had overrun the last bastion of his long rule, sparking wild celebrations that eight months of war may finally be over. Details of the death near Sirte of the fallen strongman were hazy but it was announced by several officials of the National Transitional Council (NTC) and backed up by a photograph of a bloodied face ringed by familiar, Gaddafi-style curly hair. (Photo by Thaier al-Sudani/Reuters)



A view of a street in the devastated area where former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi was hiding out in Sirte October 22, 2011. Gaddafi, on the run for more than two months, was tracked down and killed in his hometown Sirte by opposition fighters. (Photo by Thaier al-Sudani/Reuters)

A view of a street in the devastated area where former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi was hiding out in Sirte October 22, 2011. Gaddafi, on the run for more than two months, was tracked down and killed in his hometown Sirte by opposition fighters. (Photo by Thaier al-Sudani/Reuters)



Anti-Gaddafi fighters deface a poster inside a hall of the Ouagadougou conference center as they celebrate the taking over of the building known for hosting regional conferences for Arab and African leaders in Sirte, Libya, October 9, 2011. (Photo by Asmaa Waguih/Reuters)

Anti-Gaddafi fighters deface a poster inside a hall of the Ouagadougou conference center as they celebrate the taking over of the building known for hosting regional conferences for Arab and African leaders in Sirte, Libya, October 9, 2011. (Photo by Asmaa Waguih/Reuters)



A family drives out of Sirte, Libya during the fighting between anti-Gaddafi forces and forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi October 11, 2011. (Photo by Esam Al-Fetori/Reuters)

A family drives out of Sirte, Libya during the fighting between anti-Gaddafi forces and forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi October 11, 2011. (Photo by Esam Al-Fetori/Reuters)



Libya's National Transitional Council leader Mustafa Abdel Jalil (C) addresses fighters outside the Ouagadougou Center in Sirte October 11, 2011. Abdel Jalil made a highly symbolic visit to the city of Sirte  where government forces are trying to crush the last pockets of resistance from supporters of deposed leader Muammar Gaddafi. (Photo by Anis Mili/Reuters)

Libya's National Transitional Council leader Mustafa Abdel Jalil (C) addresses fighters outside the Ouagadougou Center in Sirte October 11, 2011. Abdel Jalil made a highly symbolic visit to the city of Sirte where government forces are trying to crush the last pockets of resistance from supporters of deposed leader Muammar Gaddafi. (Photo by Anis Mili/Reuters)



A Gaddafi loyalist (C) is captured by anti-Gaddafi fighters during fighting in the centre of Sirte, Libya  October 13, 2011. (Photo by Thaier al-Sudani/Reuters)

A Gaddafi loyalist (C) is captured by anti-Gaddafi fighters during fighting in the centre of Sirte, Libya October 13, 2011. (Photo by Thaier al-Sudani/Reuters)
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