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Moussa Ibrahim arrested in town 40 miles south of Tripoli CNN) – The former spokesman for late Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi denied a report Saturday that he was captured by Libyan special forces, saying in an audio message that he … read more »
Former leaders of the Libyan National Transitional Council (NCT), which fought as a NATO proxy in last year’s war against Colonel Muammar Gaddafi’s regime in Libya, have accused then French President Nicolas Sarkozy of ordering the assassination of the Libyan … read more »
The month of October 2011 stands as an historical monument to heroism and apocalypse in the Libyan desert as the people of Sirte, hometown to Col. Gaddafi, staged a desperate, doomed fight to protect their families and homes from the … read more »
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Tagged Democratic Party (Libya), Eritrea, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, IndepthAfrica world news, Libya, Libyan, Muammar Gaddafi, NATO, Sirte
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By dailymaverick Always a larger-than-life character, it’s no surprise that even in death Muammar Gaddafi continues to make outrageous headlines. This time round the late Libyan leader is at the centre of a first-class political thriller starring a corrupt president, … read more »
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Tagged Bashar Al-Assad, Gaddafi, IndepthAfrica, IndepthAfrica world news, Libya, Mahmoud Jibril, Middle East, Muammar Gaddafi, Nicolas Sarkozy, Sirte
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A French secret serviceman acting on the express orders of Nicolas Sarkozy is suspected of murdering Colonel Gaddafi, it was sensationally claimed today. He is said to have infiltrated a violent mob mutilating the captured Libyan dictator last year … read more »
Tripoli – A UN commission investigating alleged war crimes and human rights violations in Libya was unable to determine the cause of death of slain leader Muammar Gaddafi and his son Mutassim, a draft report said on Friday. The International … read more »
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Tagged Africa news, African, African news, Friday, Gaddafi, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, Indepth Nigeria, Indepth Soccer, Libya, Misrata, Muammar Gaddafi, Mutassim, October 20, Sirte
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Benghazi – Libya put 41 loyalists of dead dictator Muammar Gaddafi on trial on Sunday, in the first legal proceedings launched against members of the former regime which was ousted after a bloody conflict. The accused, mostly civilians, appeared in … read more »
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October 30, 2011 by benim
Sirte – Volunteers are still finding dozens of bodies in Muammar Gaddafi’s hometown of Sirte that fell on October 20, including of Libyan civilians killed in a suspected Nato air strike. Twenty-six unmarked makeshift graves covered by breeze-blocks were discovered … read more »
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October 24, 2011 by benim
A fire rages in Sirte. A fuel storage depot near Sirte is engulfed in flames, killing some 50 people who had gathered to fill buckets of fuel according to local residents. The cause of the blaze is still unknown. Some … read more »
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Tagged Benito Mussolini, Demographics of Libya, Gaddafi, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, Libya, Misrata, Misurata, Muammar al-Gaddafi, Nigeria, Nigeria news, Nigeria online, North Africa, Pan African News, Sirte, Southern Africa, West Africa
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October 24, 2011 by benim
Libya’s interim rulers ended the public display of the bodies of Muammar Gaddafi, his son and army chief on Monday after four days in which thousands of Libyans came to see for themselves that the dictator was really dead. Guards … read more »
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October 22, 2011 by benim
As Muammar Gaddafi lay still unburied, Libya’s outgoing premier said the coming days posed a crucial test of resolve for the new men of power, who are wrangling over the body, and about a formal end to the war. Mahmoud … read more »
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Tagged Gaddafi, International Criminal Court, Libya, Misrata, Misurata, Muammar al-Gaddafi, Reuters, Sirte
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October 21, 2011 by benim
Tripoli – During nearly 42 years in power, Muammar Gaddafi ruled with an eccentric brutality. He was so mercurial he turned Libya into an isolated pariah, then an oil power courted by the West, then back again. At home, his … read more »
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October 20, 2011 by benim
Al Jazeera has acquired exclusive footage of the body of Muammar Gaddafi. Related articles Rebels claim they have finally got Gaddafi after taking last stronghold – but was he killed or captured alive? (indepthafrica.com)
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October 20, 2011 by benim
By Dr. Michael J.K. Bokor At long last, one of the two eventual possibilities to rid Libya of its long-term maverick leader, Muammar al-Gaddafi, has materialized. Gaddafi is dead, killed in his hometown, Sirte, where he had been hiding ever … read more »
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October 20, 2011 by benim
Former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi died of wounds suffered on Thursday as fighters battling to complete an eight-month-old uprising against his rule overran his hometown Sirte, Libya’s interim rulers said. His killing, which came swiftly after his capture near Sirte, … read more »
October 20, 2011 by benim
Tripoli – Libya’s interim premier warned politicking among the victorious former rebels risks plunging the country into chaos before it has been fully liberated, as Muammar Gaddafi’s forces kept up their dogged resistance in his hometown Sirte on Thursday. Mahmud … read more »
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October 19, 2011 by benim
Bani Walid – Revolutionary forces are celebrating the capture of one Muammar Gaddafi’s stronghold and are closing in on the last holdouts in the fugitive leader’s hometown of Sirte, putting total victory in their eight-month uprising just a few city … read more »
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October 13, 2011 by benim
Tripoli – Celebratory bursts of gunfire and fireworks lit up the skies over Tripoli early on Thursday as word spread that Libyan government fighters had captured Muammar Gaddafi’s son Mutassim in Sirte. The capture of the deposed leader’s national security … read more »
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October 10, 2011 by benim
Sirte – Libya’s revolutionary forces have seized a convention centre that had served as a key base for fighters loyal to Muammar Gaddafi in the fugitive leader’s hometown, as they squeezed remaining regime loyalists in the besieged coastal city. The … read more »
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Libyan interim government forces have pledged to mount a final decisive attack on Muammar Gaddafi’s hometown and one of his former lieutenants says he believes the deposed leader is ready to fight to the end. “I think Gaddafi … has … read more »
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Tagged Bani Walid District, Gaddafi, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, Libya, Muammar al-Gaddafi, NATO, Nigeria, Nigeria news, Nigeria online, North Africa, NTC, Pan African News, Reuters, Sirte, Southern Africa, West Africa
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Sirte – Libyan interim government forces have captured a district in Sirte after fierce battles that further raised concern about the dire humanitarian situation in Muammar Gaddafi’s besieged hometown. Government forces who had for weeks been pinned down by artillery … read more »
September 29, 2011 by benim
Forces loyal to Libya’s interim government say they have captured the airport in Sirte, the birthplace of the former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi. Fighters belonging to National Transitional Council said on Wednesday they were in control of the airport after … read more »
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September 27, 2011 by benim
Tripoli – Libya’s transitional justice minister said that he has approved a measure to abolish the country’s state security prosecution and courts, which sentenced opponents of the old regime to prison. At a press conference on Monday in Tripoli, Mohammed … read more »
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September 25, 2011 by benim
Sirte – Fighters for Libya’s interim rulers entered Muammar Gaddafi’s hometown Sirte on Saturday in a surprise assault that Nato said it backed to halt brutal acts by followers of the ousted regime. National Transitional Council (NTC) chief Mustafa Abdel … read more »
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