Zawiya - The scars of war

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Zawiya was the first Libyan town to suffer Gaddafi's revenge after the uprising in Benghazi on 17th February, 2011. The international outrage at the regime's indiscriminate slaughter was a key factor behind UN Resolution 1973. 21st September 2011

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in Politics, on the 21st of September 2011

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The Libyan flag from a war-damaged building along the main street in Zawiya.

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Apartment blocks show shell and bullet-damage on the main street in Zawiya.

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Apartment blocks show shell and bullet-damage on the main street in Zawiya.

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Apartment blocks show shell and bullet-damage on the main street in Zawiya.

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Apartment blocks show shell and bullet-damage on the main street in Zawiya.

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Apartment blocks show shell and bullet-damage on the main street in Zawiya.

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Apartment blocks show shell and bullet-damage on the main street in Zawiya.

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Apartment blocks show shell and bullet-damage on the main street in Zawiya.

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NATO bomb damage on the outskirts of Zawiya.

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Apartment blocks show shell and bullet-damage on the main street in Zawiya.

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Apartment blocks show shell and bullet-damage on the main street in Zawiya.

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Apartment blocks show shell and bullet-damage on the main street in Zawiya.

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Apartment blocks show shell and bullet-damage on the main street in Zawiya.

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Appartment blocks show shell and bullet-damage on the main street in Zawiya.

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Appartment blocks show shell and bullet-damage on the main street in Zawiya.

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Appartment blocks show shell and bullet-damage on the main street in Zawiya.

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Appartment blocks show shell and bullet-damage on the main street in Zawiya.

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Images of the destruction of Zawiya's main street, 6 months after Qaddafi's troops attacked.

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