Gaddafi’s compound: From stronghold to local hangout
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Moammar Gaddafi’s Bab al-Aziziya compound was once a symbol of the Libyan leader’s firm grip on his country; then it became a battle ground between loyalists and rebels. Now, it has become a popular place for Libyans to visit on their weekends.
Aug. 23, 2011 Rebels make their way across the grounds of the Bab al-Aziziya compound in Tripoli on Aug. 23, the day the rebel forces stormed the compound. Sergey Ponomarev/ASSOCIATED PRESS
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Families cruise slowly around the tree-shaded compound of Bab al-Aziziya, gawking at blackened, looted buildings like tourists on safari.
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