Field Notes: The Burnt Remains of a Government Building in Benghazi

Benghazi, Libya: On the outskirts of the city, a man stands in a government building that was burned by the opposition in February of 2011, at the beginning of a revolution against the 41-year regime of Muammar Gaddafi.

Author:: Pacific Standard Staff
Publish date:: Oct 3, 2017

Benghazi, Libya: On the outskirts of the city, a man stands in a government building that was burned by the opposition in February of 2011, at the beginning of a revolution against the 41-year regime of Muammar Gaddafi. — (Photo: Nichole Sobecki)

This photograph originally appeared in the October 2017 issue of Pacific Standard.

A doctor and nurse stitch a man's finger in Al-Shifa Hospital, one of the largest medical complexes in the Gaza Strip.

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