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  • "I wanted to see a side of the city that you don't have the opportunity to see every day," recalled Degner of his desire to participate in the academy.

    Daily News-Record 2010

  • David Degner for The Wall Street Journal At the hospital in Baida, wounded patients received care.

    The Battle for Baida, Libya 2011

  • David Degner for The Wall Street Journal The top items on the agenda at Wednesday's meeting included forming committees to take charge of security, food and fuel distribution, reopening schools, and collecting weapons pillaged during the protests.

    The Battle for Baida, Libya 2011

  • David Degner for The Wall Street Journal Here, civilians displayed the guns and ammunition that they claim to have taken from mercenary soldiers in a fight.

    The Battle for Baida, Libya 2011

  • David Degner for The Wall Street Journal Local notables, including tribal sheikhs, university professors and prominent businessmen, met in a domed town meeting hall ringed with green plush seats.

    The Battle for Baida, Libya 2011

  • David Degner for The Wall Street Journal Local police turned on the soldiers after the soldiers opened fire on unarmed civilians.

    The Battle for Baida, Libya 2011

  • David Degner for The Wall Street Journal Witnesses say locals countered the government helicopters with anti-aircraft machine guns and Kalashnikovs.

    The Battle for Baida, Libya 2011

  • David Degner for The Wall Street Journal Prisoners in Baida number around 300 and are being held in secret locations around the city to keep them out of the hands of armed youths seeking revenge.

    The Battle for Baida, Libya 2011

  • David Degner for The Wall Street Journal Some doctors had cellphone videos of the dead and wounded.

    The Battle for Baida, Libya 2011

  • David Degner for The Wall Street Journal Ad hoc local forces—who, like citizens across eastern Libya, became heavily armed as entire army units joined forces with locals and police stations were abandoned—fought off government troops.

    The Battle for Baida, Libya 2011

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