Algeria said this week that it had allowed a two-vehicle caravan of Col. Muammar Khadafi's relatives, including his second wife and three of his children, into the country. The flight of his relatives provides new evidence of surrender by the Khadafi clan as rebels tighten their hold on Tripoli, the capital. Khadafi's wife, Safiya, daughter Aisha and two of his sons, Mohammed and Hannibal, all crossed into Algeria. The spouses of Khadafi's children and their children arrived as well. This post gives us a glimpse of how those family members lived while in power in Libya. The value of these images isn't in their artistry or aesthetic, but in their storytelling information as we seek to uncover more behind the scenes of the Khadafi regime that spanned forty-two years. --Paula Nelson (NOTE: Monday is a holiday. See you again on Wednesday.)
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A rebel tries out a safety bunker in the underground compound of Muatassim Khadafy in Tripoli. Khadafy's father, Moammar, still remains at large despite swarming rebel forces. Some rebels believe he's holed up in his hometown of Sirte. (Daniel Berehulak/Getty Images) #
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Rebels walk through the underground compound of Muatassim Khadafy, whose whereabouts remain unknown. (Daniel Berehulak/Getty Images) #
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A rebel flips through paperwork in the underground compound of Muatassim Khadafy. (Daniel Berehulak/Getty Images) #
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A Libyan rebel walks through the compound of Muatassim Khadafy. (Daniel Berehulak/Getty Images) #
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Photos litter a table in Aisha Khadafy's house in Tripoli. The daughter of Libyan leader Moammar Khadafy has fled to Algeria. (Daniel Berehulak/Getty Images) #
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In the past week, Aisha Khadafy's house in Tripoli had been an attraction for many Libyans, who posed for pictures and combed through the detritus of the only first family most have known. So many people were amassing at the house that rebels closed it to the public. (Daniel Berehulak/Getty Images) #
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Pillows and debris float along the swimming pool at the house of Aisha Khadafy. (Daniel Berehulak/Getty Images) #
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Clothes spill out a closet and cover a bed in a children's room at the house of Aisha Khadafy, the daughter of the Libyan leader. Algerian officials said that she had given birth to a daughter while her family was awaiting permission to cross into Algerian territory. The extended family seeking asylum included many young children. (Daniel Berehulak/Getty Images) #
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The house of Aisha Khadafy was one of the more fashionably decorated among the Khadafy clan. (Goran Tomasevic/Reuters) #
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A rebel fighter poses for a photo as he sits on a two-seater couch framed by a golden mermaid with the face of Aisha Khadafy. (Sergey Ponomarev/Associated Press) #
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Rebel fighters and civilians tour Aisha Khadafy's house in Tripoli on Aug. 24 (Sergey Ponomarev/Associated Press) #
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Rebels help themselves to some clothes in the house of Aisha Khadafy. (Sergey Ponomarev/Associated Press) #
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Aisha Khadafy's house featured an elaborate swimming pool. (Sergey Ponomarev/Associated Press) #
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Rebels rollick on a bed at Moammar Khadafy's farm house near the town of Abu Grein. (Goran Tomasevic/Reuters) #
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Rebels walk in and along a swimming pool in front of Moammar Khadafy's farm house near the town of Abu Grein, which is west of Khadafy's hometown, Sirte. (Goran Tomasevic/Reuters) #
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Moammar Khadafy's farm house near Abu Grein was one of several estates and mansions he owned. Some Libyans who surveyed the homes were surprised that they were not as ornate as expected. (Goran Tomasevic/Reuters) #
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Among the mementos left behind at Hannibal Khadafy's house: A photograph of his father, Moammar (left), brother Seif, and mother, Safiya. (Zohra Bensemra/Reuters) #
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Rebels survey the house of Al-Saadi Khadafy, son of Libyan dictator Moammar Khadafy, in Tripoli on Aug. 24. Libyans hunting Moammar Khadafy have offered a $2 million bounty on the fallen dictator's head. (Sergey Ponomarev/Associated Press) #
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Rebels walk along an escape corridor inside the house of Al-Saadi Khadafy.(Sergey Ponomarev/Associated Press) #
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A rebel tries out a safety bunker in the underground compound of Muatassim Khadafy in Tripoli. Khadafy's father, Moammar, still remains at large despite swarming rebel forces. Some rebels believe he's holed up in his hometown of Sirte. (Daniel Berehulak/Getty Images) #
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Rebels walk through the underground compound of Muatassim Khadafy, whose whereabouts remain unknown. (Daniel Berehulak/Getty Images) #
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A rebel flips through paperwork in the underground compound of Muatassim Khadafy. (Daniel Berehulak/Getty Images) #
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A Libyan rebel walks through the compound of Muatassim Khadafy. (Daniel Berehulak/Getty Images) #
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Photos litter a table in Aisha Khadafy's house in Tripoli. The daughter of Libyan leader Moammar Khadafy has fled to Algeria. (Daniel Berehulak/Getty Images) #
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In the past week, Aisha Khadafy's house in Tripoli had been an attraction for many Libyans, who posed for pictures and combed through the detritus of the only first family most have known. So many people were amassing at the house that rebels closed it to the public. (Daniel Berehulak/Getty Images) #
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Pillows and debris float along the swimming pool at the house of Aisha Khadafy. (Daniel Berehulak/Getty Images) #
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Clothes spill out a closet and cover a bed in a children's room at the house of Aisha Khadafy, the daughter of the Libyan leader. Algerian officials said that she had given birth to a daughter while her family was awaiting permission to cross into Algerian territory. The extended family seeking asylum included many young children. (Daniel Berehulak/Getty Images) #
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The house of Aisha Khadafy was one of the more fashionably decorated among the Khadafy clan. (Goran Tomasevic/Reuters) #
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A rebel fighter poses for a photo as he sits on a two-seater couch framed by a golden mermaid with the face of Aisha Khadafy. (Sergey Ponomarev/Associated Press) #
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Rebel fighters and civilians tour Aisha Khadafy's house in Tripoli on Aug. 24 (Sergey Ponomarev/Associated Press) #
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Rebels help themselves to some clothes in the house of Aisha Khadafy. (Sergey Ponomarev/Associated Press) #
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Aisha Khadafy's house featured an elaborate swimming pool. (Sergey Ponomarev/Associated Press) #
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Rebels rollick on a bed at Moammar Khadafy's farm house near the town of Abu Grein. (Goran Tomasevic/Reuters) #
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Rebels walk in and along a swimming pool in front of Moammar Khadafy's farm house near the town of Abu Grein, which is west of Khadafy's hometown, Sirte. (Goran Tomasevic/Reuters) #
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Moammar Khadafy's farm house near Abu Grein was one of several estates and mansions he owned. Some Libyans who surveyed the homes were surprised that they were not as ornate as expected. (Goran Tomasevic/Reuters) #
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Among the mementos left behind at Hannibal Khadafy's house: A photograph of his father, Moammar (left), brother Seif, and mother, Safiya. (Zohra Bensemra/Reuters) #
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Rebels survey the house of Al-Saadi Khadafy, son of Libyan dictator Moammar Khadafy, in Tripoli on Aug. 24. Libyans hunting Moammar Khadafy have offered a $2 million bounty on the fallen dictator's head. (Sergey Ponomarev/Associated Press) #
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Rebels walk along an escape corridor inside the house of Al-Saadi Khadafy.(Sergey Ponomarev/Associated Press) #
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