Tag Archive: Muammar Qaddafi


Reuters

DEVELOPING: NATO acknowledged Friday that its aircraft struck pro-Qaddafi military vehicles but were unaware that the ousted Libyan leader was in the convoy.

NATO said that the 11 military vehicles targeted were among a heavily-armed convoy of 75 vehicles transporting Muammar Qaddafi away from Sirte “at high speed” at around 8:30 a.m. local time Thursday. View full article »

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DEVELOPING:  Libyan strongman Muammar Qaddafi is dead, Prime Minister Mahmoud Jibril has confirmed.

“We have been waiting for this moment for a long time. Muammar Qaddafi has been killed,” Jibril told a news conference in the capital Tripoli.

Qaddafi died of wounds suffered during his capture near his hometown of Sirte on Thursday, Reuters and Sky News reported. Libyan leaders have informed the United States that Qaddafi is dead, according to an unidentified U.S. official who said Libya’s National Transitional Council (NTC) is expected to officially announce his death soon. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because the U.S. could independently confirm Qaddafi’s death. View full article »

INTERNATIONAL JUDGES CALL FOR THE ARREST OF QADDAFI & SON

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DEVELOPING:  The International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants Monday for Muammar Qaddafi, his son Seif, and his intelligence chief for crimes against humanity in the Libyan leader’s four-month battle to cling to power. Enough is enough! It is time to bring this regime to justice! View full article »

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