People celebrate the capture in Tripoli of Muammar Qaddafi's son and one-time heir apparent, Seif al-Islam, at the rebel-held town of Benghazi, Libya, early Monday, on August 22, 2011. Libyan rebels raced into Tripoli in a lightning advance Sunday that met little resistance as Muammar Qaddafi's defenders melted away and his 40-year rule appeared to rapidly crumble. The euphoric fighters celebrated with residents of the capital in the city's main square, the symbolic heart of the regime. #

Libyan rebel fighters walk past a road sign reading Tripoli (top), Zhrah (middle) and Benghazi (bottom) as rebels advance through the town of Maia, 25 kms (15 miles) west of Tripoli August 21, 2011. #

Rebel fighters speed towards the frontllne fighting in the village of Mayah, some 30 kilometers west of Tripoli, Libya, on August 21, 2011. Fighters said a 600-strong rebel force that set out from Zawiya has reached the outskirts of the village of Jedaim and was coming under heavy fire from regime forces on the eastern side of the town. #

Suspected members of the Libyan regime forces are rounded up in a pick-up truck by Libyan rebel fighters in Zawiya, some 40 km west of Tripoli, on August 19, 2011. Libyan rebels had taken two more key objectives in their advance on Tripoli, including the refinery town of Zawiya, as people scrambled to flee the increasingly isolated capital. #

Pictures of Libyan leader Muammar Qaddafi decorate the walls of the Zawiya hospital as Libyan rebel fighters fire at regime forces taking shelter inside on August 19, 2011. #

Prisoners are seen after being freed from a jail in Maya by rebel forces, 25 kilometers west of the capital Tripoli, on August 21, 2011. Explosions and gunfire rocked Tripoli as a months-long uprising pushed through the gates of the Libyan capital, with rebels insisting they are close to toppling Muammar Qaddafi. #

A Libyan rebel celebrates inside the captured military base, "Kilometer 27", home to soldiers loyal to Libyan leader Muammar Qaddafi, 16 kilometers west of the center of Tripoli, on August 21, 2011, as the rebels said victory in Tripoli was imminent and urged NATO to join the final battle with Apache assault helicopters. #

The Libyan state television set is seen abandoned at the Rixos hotel in Tripoli, on August 22, 2011. Heavy gunfire rang out near the Tripoli hotel, where members of the foreign media are staying, a Reuters correspondent at the hotel said on Sunday. #

In this image made from television, people celebrate in the streets of Tripoli, Libya, on Sunday, August 21, 2011. Libyan rebels had entered the capital Tripoli and were within two miles of the city center. Associated Press reporters with the rebels said they met little resistance Sunday as Muammar Qaddafi's defenders appeared to melt away. #

A woman walks on a street carrying a pre-Qaddafi era flag during the celebrations of the capture in Tripoli of Qaddafi's son, Seif al-Islam, at the rebel-held town of Benghazi, Libya, early Monday, August 22, 2011. #

Fireworks explode as people gather near the courthouse in Benghazi, on August 22, 2011 to celebrate the entry of rebel fighters into Tripoli. Jubilant rebel fighters streamed into the heart of Tripoli as Muammar Qaddafi's forces collapsed and crowds took to the streets to celebrate, tearing down posters of the Libyan leader. #

A man shoots in the air as he celebrates the capture in Tripoli of Muammar Qaddafi's son, Seif al-Islamat, at the rebel-held town of Benghazi, Libya, on August 22, 2011. #

A rebel fighter, on an anti-aircraft machine gun, celebrates the capture of Muammar Qaddafi's son, Seif al-Islam, in the town of Benghazi, Libya, on August 22, 2011. #

A Libyan rebel security forces member fires his rifle in the air as tens of thousands of Libyans celebrate the news of the arrest of Qaddafi's son Saif al-islam and the partial fall of Tripoli into the hands of the Libyan rebels on August 21, 2011 in Benghazi, Libya. Thousands of residents poured onto the streets to welcome the rebels, congregating at the site which the renamed Martyr's Square near the waterfront in the center of Tripoli. #

Rebels in Tajura, a suburb of Tripoli, celebrate gaining control of the entire area Tajura, in the early morning on Monday, August 22, 2011. Libyan rebels surged into Tripoli Sunday in a final drive to oust Muammar Qaddafi, seizing swathes of the capital including the symbolic Green Square. #

Libyan rebel fighters celebrate as they drive through Tripoli's Qarqarsh district, on August 22, 2011. Libyan leader Muammar Qaddafi's son Khamis is leading a military force towards central Tripoli, Al Arabiya TV said on Tuesday, citing rebel sources. #

Libyan rebel fighters step on a picture of Muammar Qaddafi at a checkpoint in Tripoli's Qarqarsh district, on August 22, 2011. Libyan government tanks and snipers put up scattered, last-ditch resistance in Tripoli on Monday after rebels swept into the heart of the capital, cheered on by crowds hailing the end of Qaddafi's 42 years in power. #

A rebel fighter watches people along a street in the Libyan capital Tripoli, on August 22, 2011, as heavy fighting raged near the Tripoli compound of embattled Libyan leader Muammar Qaddafi. #

A dead fighter is covered with a blanket as he lies on a street in the Libyan capital Tripoli, on August 22, 2011, as heavy fighting raged near the Tripoli compound of embattled Libyan leader Muammar Qaddafi. #

Local residents greet advancing rebel fighters on the outskirts of Tripoli, Libya, on Monday, August 22, 2011. Clashes broke out early Monday near Muammar Qaddafi's compound in Tripoli, a day after rebels poured into the Libyan capital in a stunning advance that met little resistance from the regime's defenders. #

A man argues with a Libyan rebel fighter (right) after rebels tried to detain one of his workmen (left) near a checkpoint in Tripoli's Qarqarsh district, on August 22, 2011. #

The entrance to the Rixos hotel is abandoned in Tripoli, Libya, on Monday, August 22, 2011. The Rixos hotel housed top government officials, foreign journalists and state television facilities but now just dozens of journalist remain trapped, unable to leave, inside the hotel which is still in control of forces loyal to Libya's Muammar Qaddafi. #

Libyan rebel fighters embrace at the former female military base in Tripoli, Libya, on August 22, 2011. Libyan rebels claimed to be in control of most of the Libyan capital on Monday after their lightning advance on Tripoli heralded the fall of Muammar Qaddafi's nearly 42-year regime, but scattered battles erupted and the mercurial leader's whereabouts remained unknown. #

A member of the media stands in the atrium of the Rixos hotel as one half of the hotel experiences a power cut, in Tripoli, on August 22, 2011. Heavy gunfire rang out near the Tripoli hotel where members of the foreign media are staying, a Reuters correspondent at the hotel said on Sunday. #

Libyans flash victory signs in the capital Tripoli, on August 22, 2011. Libyan rebels declared the "Qaddafi era" over after taking control of most of Tripoli, as jubilant fighters streamed into the capital to join battles near the strongman's compound. #

An armed vehicle speeds on the outskirts of Tripoli, as smoke rises over downtown, late Monday, August 22, 2011. Scattered battles continued across the city, and the whereabouts of Muammar Qaddafi remain unknown. #