Government forces killed six civilians in the city of Misrata on Saturday during shelling and sniper fire aimed at driving rebels from the main city they hold in western Libya, medical officials said. (16 total photos)
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1 of 16Link to this photo | Comments about this photo essay (0)Libyan rebels prepare ammunitions at the front line outside Brega, Libya Saturday, April 2, 2011. Government forces killed six civilians in the city of Misrata on Saturday in an unrelenting campaign of shelling and sniper fire aimed at driving rebels from the main city they hold in western Libya, medical officials said. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)
2 of 16Link to this photo | Comments about this photo essay (0)Two fellow rebels of slain Libyan rebel Moftah Wanis el-Jazwi, unseen comfort each other at the hospital of Ajdabiya, Libya Saturday, April 2, 2011. Government forces killed six civilians in the city of Misrata on Saturday in an unrelenting campaign of shelling and sniper fire aimed at driving rebels from the main city they hold in western Libya, medical officials said. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)
3 of 16Link to this photo | Comments about this photo essay (0)A fellow rebel of Libyan rebel Moftah Wanis el-Jazwi, who were killed during clashes with pro Gadafhi forces , carries his belongings toward a waiting ambulance to be sent with his body to his home town, at the hospital of Ajdabiya, Libya Saturday, April 2, 2011. Government forces killed six civilians in the city of Misrata on Saturday in an unrelenting campaign of shelling and sniper fire aimed at driving rebels from the main city they hold in western Libya, medical officials said. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)
4 of 16Link to this photo | Comments about this photo essay (0)An injured Libyan youth is treated at the hospital of Ajdabiya, Libya Saturday, April 2, 2011. Government forces killed six civilians in the city of Misrata on Saturday in an unrelenting campaign of shelling and sniper fire aimed at driving rebels from the main city they hold in western Libya, medical officials said. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)
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5 of 16Link to this photo | Comments about this photo essay (0)Libyan rebels are shrouded in smoke as they fire a rocket launcher at the front line outside Brega, Libya, Saturday, April 2, 2011. Government forces killed six civilians in the city of Misrata on Saturday in an unrelenting campaign of shelling and sniper fire aimed at driving rebels from the main city they hold in western Libya, medical officials said. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)
6 of 16Link to this photo | Comments about this photo essay (0)Libyan protesters try to tear apart a portrait of U.S. President Barack Obama during a staged demonstration outside the UN mission in Tripoli, Libya, Saturday, April 2, 2011. The church's desecration of the Quran at the Dove Outreach Center in Gainesville, Florida nearly two weeks ago has outraged millions of Muslims and others worldwide, fueling anti-American sentiment. The Arabic words read, sucker of blood on the right, and killer of innocent civilians, left. (AP Photo/Albert Facelly,Sipa Press) FRANCE OUT, UK OUT, NO SALES IN EUROPE
7 of 16Link to this photo | Comments about this photo essay (0)Libyan rebels ride in the back of a truck as they head towards the frontline near Brega, Libya, Saturday, April 2, 2011. NATO said on Saturday that it was investigating Libyan rebel reports that a coalition warplane had struck a rebel position that was firing into the air near the eastern front line of the battle with Gadhafi's forces. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)
8 of 16Link to this photo | Comments about this photo essay (0)In this image taken during an organized trip by Libyan authorities, Libyan protesters chant slogans and display posters of Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi, during a staged demonstration outside the UN mission in Tripoli, Libya, Saturday, April 2, 2011. The church's desecration of the Quran at the Dove Outreach Center in Gainesville, Florida nearly two weeks ago has outraged millions of Muslims and others worldwide, fueling anti-American sentiment. (AP Photo/Pier Paolo Cito)
9 of 16Link to this photo | Comments about this photo essay (0)Libyan rebels are shrouded in smoke from their own munitions as they shell pro-Gadhafi forces along the front line near Brega, Libya, Saturday, April 2, 2011. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)
10 of 16Link to this photo | Comments about this photo essay (0)The body of slain Libyan rebel Moftah Wanis el-Jazwi is rapped with a pre Gadhafi flag and flanked by fellow rebels at the hospital of Ajdabiya, Libya Saturday, April 2, 2011. Government forces killed six civilians in the city of Misrata on Saturday in an unrelenting campaign of shelling and sniper fire aimed at driving rebels from the main city they hold in western Libya, medical officials said. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)
11 of 16Link to this photo | Comments about this photo essay (0)Fellow rebels of Libyan rebel Moftah Wanis el-Jazwi , who were killed during clashes with pro Gadafhi forces, move his body to be sent to his home town for his funeral, at the hospital of Ajdabiya, Libya Saturday, April 2, 2011. Government forces killed six civilians in the city of Misrata on Saturday in an unrelenting campaign of shelling and sniper fire aimed at driving rebels from the main city they hold in western Libya, medical officials said. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)
12 of 16Link to this photo | Comments about this photo essay (0)Libyan rebels mark the area, where they buried the remains of their fellow rebels, who were allegedly killed in NATO coalition airstrike overnight, as others inspect the damaged vehicle along the front line near Brega, Libya, Saturday, April 2, 2011. NATO said on Saturday that it was investigating Libyan rebel reports that a coalition warplane had struck a rebel position that was firing into the air near the eastern front line of the battle with Gadhafi's forces. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)
13 of 16Link to this photo | Comments about this photo essay (0)A fellow rebel holds an Identification card belonging to Libyan rebel Moftah Wanis el-Jazwi, who were killed during clashes with pro Gadafhi forces, with his name in Arabic and his picture and also reads "Security committee for the February 17 revolution" while others gather in front of the hospital of Ajdabiya, Libya Saturday, April 2, 2011. Government forces killed six civilians in the city of Misrata on Saturday in an unrelenting campaign of shelling and sniper fire aimed at driving rebels from the main city they hold in western Libya, medical officials said. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)
14 of 16Link to this photo | Comments about this photo essay (0)Libyan rebels run for cover after coming under the attack of pro Gadhafi forces along the frontline near Brega, Libya, Saturday, April 2, 2011. NATO said on Saturday that it was investigating Libyan rebel reports that a coalition warplane had struck a rebel position that was firing into the air near the eastern front line of the battle with Gadhafi's forces. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)
15 of 16Link to this photo | Comments about this photo essay (0)A labor cleans the floor from blood stains next to an injured Libyan youth at the hospital of Ajdabiya, Libya Saturday, April 2, 2011. Government forces killed six civilians in the city of Misrata on Saturday in an unrelenting campaign of shelling and sniper fire aimed at driving rebels from the main city they hold in western Libya, medical officials said. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)
16 of 16Link to this photo | Comments about this photo essay (0)Libyan rebels clean machine gun ammunition with petrol before heading for the frontline near Brega, Libya, Saturday, April 2, 2011. NATO said on Saturday that it was investigating Libyan rebel reports that a coalition warplane had struck a rebel position that was firing into the air near the eastern front line of the battle with Gadhafi's forces. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)
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