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Bangladeshi migrant workers fleeing the unrest in Libya sit by the Tunisian gate at the Ras Jdir border crossing March 2, 2011. Thousands of Bangladheshimigrant workers, desperate to leave Libya, pressed up against the gates of the Tunisian border crossing on Wednesday, angry at their government for sending no help. Reuters/Zohra Bensemra

Civilians who have volunteered to join the rebel army take part in a training in a school in Benghazi March 2, 2011. The rebel army is preparing to fightLibyan leader Muammar Gaddafi's forces if necessary, an official in the rebel army said. Reuters/Suhaib Salem

Civilians who have volunteered to join the rebel army shout anti-Gaddafi slogans at a school in Benghazi March 2, 2011. The rebel army is preparing tofight Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi's forces if necessary, an official in the rebel army said. Reuters/Suhaib Salem

A rebel army officer teaches civilians who have volunteered to join the rebel army to operate an anti-aircraft gun at a school in Benghazi March 2, 2011.The rebel army is preparing to fight Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi's forces if necessary, an official in the rebel army said. Reuters/Suhaib Salem (

A Vietnamese evacuee carries wood at a refugee camp near the Libyan and Tunisian border crossing of Ras Jdir March 2, 2011 Reuters/Zohra Bensemra

A rebel soldier teaches civilians who have volunteered to join the rebel army at a school in Benghazi March 2, 2011. The rebel army is preparing to fightLibyan leader Muammar Gaddafi's forces if necessary, an official in the rebel army said. Reuters/Suhaib SalemRebel soldiers teach civilians who have volunteered to join the rebel army at a school in Benghazi March 2, 2011. The rebel army is preparing to fightLibyan leader Muammar Gaddafi's forces if necessary, an official in the rebel army said. Reuters/Suhaib Salem

Rebel soldiers teach civilians who have volunteered to join the rebel army at a school in Benghazi March 2, 2011. The rebel army is preparing to fightLibyan leader Muammar Gaddafi's forces if necessary, an official in the rebel army said. Reuters/Suhaib Salem

A Egyptians evacuee rests inside a tent a refugees camp near the Libyan and Tunisian border crossing of Ras Jdir after fleeing unrest in Libya March 2,2011. Reuters/Zohra Bensemra

Egyptians evacuees shout during a protest against Egyptian government after crossing the border at the Libyan and Tunisian border crossing of Ras JdirMarch 2, 2011. Reuters/Zohra Bensemra

Civilians who have volunteered to join the rebel army register their names in a school in Benghazi March 2, 2011. The rebel army is preparing to fightLibyan leader Muammar Gaddafi's forces if necessary, an official in the rebel army said. Reuters/Suhaib Salem

Civilians who have volunteered to join the rebel army shout anti-Gaddafi slogans at a school in Benghazi March 2, 2011. The rebel army is preparing tofight Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi's forces if necessary, an official in the rebel army said. Reuters/Suhaib Salem

Filipinos having worked in Libya fill out travel documents upon arrival via a chartered flight Wednesday, March 2, 2011, at the Ninoy Aquino InternationalAirport in Manila, Philippines. Total of 186 Filipino overseas workers arrived Wednesday bringing to close to a thousand who arrived in the country since Saturday. An estimated 26,000 to 30,000 Filipinos are in Libya. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez

Filipinos having worked in Libya cheer upon arrival via a chartered flight Wednesday, March 2, 2011, at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport in Manila,Philippines. Total of 186 Filipino overseas workers arrived Wednesday bringing to close to a thousand who arrived in the country since Saturday. An estimated 26,000 to 30,000 Filipinos are in Libya. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)

Bangladeshi migrant workers cross the Tunisian gate at the Libyan and Tunisian border crossing of Ras Jdir after fleeing unrest in Libya March 2, 2011.Thousands of Bangladheshi migrant workers, desperate to leave Libya, pressed up against the gates of the Tunisian border crossing on Wednesday, angry at their government for sending no help. Reuters/Zohra Bensemra

Bangladeshi migrant workers wait near the Tunisian gate at the Libyan and Tunisian border crossing of Ras Jdir after fleeing unrest in Libya March 2, 2011.Thousands of Bangladheshi migrant workers, desperate to leave Libya, pressed up against the gates of the Tunisian border crossing on Wednesday, angry at their government for sending no help. Reuters/Zohra Bensemra

Egyptians evacuees rest near the border at the Libyan and Tunisian border crossing of Ras Jdir after fleeing unrest in Libya March 2, 2011 Reuters/Zohra Bensemra

Refugees hold suitcases as they crowd the Libya-Tunisia border in Ras Ajdir, Tunisia, Wednesday, March 2, 2011. U.N. refugee agency spokeswoman MelissaFleming said Tuesday 'the situation is reaching crisis point' at the Libya-Tunisia border where authorities say up to 75,000 people have fled Libya since Feb. 20. (AP Photo/Paolo Santalucia)

A Tunisian border policeman directs Bangladeshi migrant workers near the Tunisian gate at the Libyan and Tunisian border crossing of Ras Jdir March 2,2011. Thousands of Bangladheshi migrant workers, desperate to leave Libya, pressed up against the gates of the Tunisian border crossing on Wednesday, angry at their government for sending no help. Reuters/Zohra Bensemra

A Bangladeshi migrant workers crosses the Tunisian gate at the Libyan and Tunisian border crossing of Ras Jdir after fleeing unrest in Libya March 2, 2011.Thousands of Bangladheshi migrant workers, desperate to leave Libya, pressed up against the gates of the Tunisian border crossing on Wednesday, angry at their government for sending no help. Reuters/Zohra Bensemra

A Tunisian border policeman stands next to Bangladeshi migrant workers near the Tunisian gate at the Libyan and Tunisian border crossing of Ras Jdir March2, 2011. Thousands of Bangladheshi migrant workers, desperate to leave Libya, pressed up against the gates of the Tunisian border crossing on Wednesday, angry at their government for sending no help. Reuters/Zohra Bensemra

Bangladeshi migrant workers line up near the Tunisian gate at the Libyan and Tunisian border crossing of Ras Jdir after fleeing unrest in Libya March 2,2011. Thousands of Bangladheshi migrant workers, desperate to leave Libya, pressed up against the gates of the Tunisian border crossing on Wednesday, angry at their government for sending no help. Reuters/Zohra Bensemra

Tunisian army soldiers direct Bangladeshi migrant workers near the Tunisian gate at the Libyan and Tunisian border crossing of Ras Jdir March 2, 2011.Thousands of Bangladheshi migrant workers, desperate to leave Libya, pressed up against the gates of the Tunisian border crossing on Wednesday, angry at their government for sending no help. Reuters/Zohra Bensemra

A Bangladeshi migrant worker tries to climb over a wall near the Tunisian gate at the Libyan and Tunisian border crossing of Ras Jdir after fleeing unrestin Libya March 2, 2011. Thousands of Bangladheshi migrant workers, desperate to leave Libya, pressed up against the gates of the Tunisian border crossing on Wednesday, angry at their government for sending no help. Reuters/Zohra Bensemra

A Tunisian army soldier stands next to Bangladeshi migrant workers near the Tunisian gate at the Libyan and Tunisian border crossing of Ras Jdir afterfleeing unrest in Libya March 2, 2011. Thousands of Bangladheshi migrant workers, desperate to leave Libya, pressed up against the gates of the Tunisian border crossing on Wednesday, angry at their government for sending no help. Reuters/Zohra Bensemra

A Tunisian army soldier directs Bangladeshi migrant workers near the Tunisian gate at the Libyan and Tunisian border crossing of Ras Jdir after fleeingunrest in Libya March 2, 2011. Thousands of Bangladheshi migrant workers, desperate to leave Libya, pressed up against the gates of the Tunisian border crossing on Wednesday, angry at their government for sending no help. Reuters/Zohra Bensemra

The Arab Revolution of 2011