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Libya/Bani Walid/Sept 2011.Former rebels rest at the last checkpoint in Bani Walid.The 2011 Libyan civil war, also known as the Libyan Revolution, is an ongoing armed conflict in the country of Libya being fought between forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi and his regime and those seeking to depose him .The situation began on 15 February 2011 as a series of peaceful protests which were met with military force by the Gaddafi regime. In August, rebel forces engaged in a coastal offensive and took most of their lost territory, and captured the capital city of Tripoli..Giorgos Moutafis