Angelina Jolie praised the Libyan people for their homegrown revolution.
The U.S. actress and UN Goodwill Ambassador travelled to Misrata on Tuesday (October 11), to tour the devastation and help the plight of displaced residents.
The city was captured by rebels after several weeks of heavy fighting as rebels pushed to depose Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi.
Speaking at the lobby of her hotel, Jolie said she was moved by the participation of ordinary Libyans as they sought to forge a new nation.
SOUNDBITE: U.S. Actress Angelina Jolie, saying (English):
"What's extraordinary is that a lot of the people who are part of the solution and are working in positions of even military, and you find that just before the revolution they had retired, or were running restaurants or were selling baby clothes and they've all quit their jobs and they are all working here now on behalf of their country and they've all lost family members and they all have people that they have suffered casualties themselves."
In Gaddafi's hometown of Sirte, heavy fighting has forced civilians to flee.
Many residents trying to escape the violence say they don't know where they will end up.
SOUNDBITE: Soauad Barisha, Displaced Moroccan resident, saying:
"We are going where God wants us to go we don't know where to, but we are going anyway, maybe to Misrata or Tripoli."
Jolie said she also met with Libyan transitional government officials during her visit and was next travelling to Tripoli.
Cindy Martin, Reuters