Editorial Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi of Italy, left, with Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi in Sirte, Libya, on March 2, 2009. (Shawn Baldwin/The New York Times)
EditorialRuins of buildings in the coastal city of Sirte, Libya, on Jan. 22, 2020, which was captured by the forces of strongman Khalifa Hifter. (Ivor Prickett/The New York Times)
EditorialAnti-Gadhafi fighters celebrate atop a tank after taking control of the town of Sirte, Libya, Oct. 20, 2011. (Mauricio Lima/The New York Times)