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Summary Calms prevail in Libyan capital after days of heavy fighting between rebels and Gaddafi forces.
The Libyan conflict has taken its toll on the capital city, while Tripoli endured heavy fighting and frequent NATO bombardments over the past months.The rebel fighters now have full control of the capital, with Gaddafis image banished for good.Life is tough for the citys people, many of whom are still searching for relatives who went missing in the fighting.At Brigade 32 in Salahadin, the proud eagle is still sitting over the gate, but Gaddafis crack troops are gone.Down a dusty dirt road in Abu Salim District lies a makeshift mass grave. There are 17 bodies, some local residents who are not affiliated to either side.While asked about the corpses left in the dirt, a rebel said they are the work of the retreating Gaddafi troops. However, nobody understood what he meant. Its pointlessness seemed to add to the grief.And with all Gaddafis forces banished from the Libyan capital, curious locals crowded into the former leaders palace that had been forbidden for so long.The rooms were destroyed by the fight, while the walls were daubed with graffiti. A rebel fighter said that the Libyan people had reclaimed this house as their own, because its former owner scuttled away like a rat.In the courtyard the fighters loose of rounds, but the gunfire now is the sound of victory, in a city that is looking forward to peace.
