Besieged Libyan City Of Misurata Struggles Against Gaddafi's Forces
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A rebel fighter ducks from incoming fire at the front lines on Tripoli Street in downtown Misrata April 18, 2011 in Misrata, Libya. Tripoli Street once was Misratas posh main avenue for shops and expensive apartments. Now weeks of house-to-house battles between forces loyal to Libyan ruler Moammar Gaddafi and rebels have left it in ruins. Fighting continues between Libyan government forces that have surrounded the city and anti-government rebels ensconced there, as the Libyan uprising enters its third month. (Photo by Chris Hondros/Getty Images)
A rebel fighter moves through a hole punched in a wall near the front line fighting on Tripoli Street in downtown Misrata April 18, 2011 in Misrata, Libya. (Photo by Chris Hondros/Getty Images)
Foreign workers from Nigeria, Ghana, and other African countries pile in the back of a truck with their belongings trying to leave the besieged city of Misrata April 18, 2011 as the sun sets on the port in Misrata, Libya. Thousands of foreign workers and Libyans alike are trying to leave war-torn Misrata, as fighting continued between Libyan government forces and anti-government rebels. The Libyan government has come under international criticism for using heavy weapons and artillery in its assault on Misrata, which can cause civilian casualties. (Photo by Chris Hondros/Getty Images)
Selima Abdullah (L) caresses her youngest granddaughter Heba, who suffered a ripped-open abdomen from shrapnel, after an explosive shell landing near her home during fighting in the besieged city of Misrata two days earlier on April 19, 2011 at a hosptial in Misrata, Libya. Several families were all staying in a house in Misrata, as it was shelled today and some people were injured and taken to hospital as a result. As fighting continues between Libyan government forces and anti-government rebels, thousands of civilians are trapped in Misrata, Libyas third largest city, which has been under siege now for almost seven weeks with conditions showing no sign of improvement. (Photo by Chris Hondros/Getty Images)
Ziad, a brother of slain rebel Nasser Ali Afglio, is consoled by a friend during the funeral for the young Libyan rebel killed during a recent battle with government troops loyal to Libyan ruler Moammar Gaddafi in the city April 19, 2011 in Misrata, Libya. Thousands of civilians are trapped in Misrata as fighting continues between Libyan government forces that have surrounded the city and anti-government rebels there. (Photo by Chris Hondros/Getty Images)
A month-old simple concrete grave is seen April 19, 2011 in Misrata, Libya. (Photo by Chris Hondros/Getty Images)
A rebel fighter points in the direction of a Libyan army sniper near Tripoli Street in downtown Misrata April 18, 2011 in Misrata, Libya. (Photo by Chris Hondros/Getty Images)
Rebel fighters talk during a lull in fighting near Tripoli Street in downtown Misurata April 19, 2011 in Misurata, Libya. (Photo by Chris Hondros/Getty Images)
Rebel fighters carefully move into a building where they had trapped government loyalist troops during street fighting on Tripoli Street in downtown Misurata April 20, 2011 in Misurata, Libya. (Photo by Chris Hondros/Getty Images)
Rebel fighters fire at government loyalist troops during street fighting on Tripoli Street in downtown Misurata April 20, 2011 in Misurata, Libya. (Photo by Chris Hondros/Getty Images)
Libyan rebel fighters discuss how to dislodge some ensconced government loyalist troops who were firing on them from the next room during house-to-house fighting on Tripoli Street in downtown Misrata April 20, 2011 in Misrata, Libya. (Photo by Chris Hondros/Getty Images)
A libyan rebel fighter runs up a burning stairwell during an effort to dislodge some ensconced government loyalist troops who were firing on them from an upstairs room during house-to-house fighting on Tripoli Street in downtown Misrata April 20, 2011 in Misrata, Libya. (Photo by Chris Hondros/Getty Images)
Libyan rebel fighters carry out a comrade wounded during an effort to dislodge some ensconced government loyalist troops who were firing on them from a building (background) during house-to-house fighting on Tripoli Street in downtown Misrata April 20, 2011 in Misrata, Libya. (Photo by Chris Hondros/Getty Images)
Libyan rebel forces fire a heavy rocket propelled grenade at a building holding government loyalist troops during street fighting on Tripoli Street in downtown Misrata April 20, 2011 in Misrata, Libya. (Photo by Chris Hondros/Getty Images)
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