A rebel leader said that the six-month battle for control of Libya was all but ended on Tuesday, though pockets of fighting remained.
"The fall of the capital means the fall of the regime," said Mahmoud Jibril of the National Transitional Council. "Within the next couple of days, many other liberations will happen."
He added, "In Libya, you say: Chop the head and the veins will dry up."
Earlier in the day, rebels stormed the presidential compound in Tripoli after hours of heavy fighting. Celebratory gunfire rang out as rebels carted off weapons and knocked over statues depicting longtime Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi.
But the rebels' most-sought-after prize, Gadhafi himself, remained elusive, as they searched room to room for him without success. A senior NATO official said the war was "not over yet, although it's close."
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