Brave Photographers – Anton Hammerl

(Note the incredible story telling of this photo) 

Libya 3rd April 2011 – Benghazi-based Anti-Gadaffi freedom fighters 10km outside the recaptured town of Brega and en route to the ever-moving frontline bomb rebel ‘Shabaab’ freedom fighters despite being bombed by Nato aircraft.

Gadaffi’s forces lost ground close to Aljabya for the sixth time in two weeks. This was after the coalition forces handed over the defensive action to Nato who had ceased bombing targets that were seen as harmful to civilians in Libya.

On 8 April, loyalist forces attempted to recapture the city. Taking advantage of a disorganized rebel retreat following the Third Battle of Brega, loyalist troops entered the city and had taken control of most of it by 9 April. 

However, rebel forces soon regrouped and had pushed pro-Gaddafi forces out of the city by 11 April, with heavy support from NATO airstrikes. The front line then stagnated outside of the city, 40 km down the road to Brega. Loyalist shells continued to intermittently strike the western gate and outskirts of the city for several days.