Libya’s Gaddafi Son “Treacherously” Killed
Four unidentified assailants carried out the attack at his residence, Libyan media outlets reported. Security footage from the property had been deliberately deactivated before the perpetrators struck, sources indicated.
The Libyan Attorney General's Office has launched a formal probe into the assassination, local media confirmed. However, official verification from Libyan authorities remains pending, with critical details about the incident still undisclosed.
Moussa Ibrahim, former spokesperson for the Gaddafi administration, released a statement via Facebook condemning the killing: "They killed him treacherously while he wanted a unified, sovereign Libya, safe for all its people...They assassinated hope and a future, and planted hatred and animosity."
Ibrahim further characterized the murder as strategically motivated: "The goal is more bloodshed, Libya's division and the destruction of every project for national unity, serving the interests of foreigners in the country."
The Libyan News Agency reported that the "444th Brigade"—a military unit operating under the Defense Ministry of the Government of National Unity—issued a firm denial, "categorically" rejecting social media claims linking the brigade to violent clashes in Zintan or Saif al-Islam's death.
Saif al-Islam had resided in Zintan—situated 136 kilometers (85 miles) southwest of Tripoli—since rebel forces captured him during the 2011 uprising that dismantled his father's regime. His exact whereabouts remained concealed from public knowledge even following his 2017 release from custody.
His name resurfaced in Libya's fractured political landscape recently, sparking controversy over potential presidential candidacy in elections that Libyans continue awaiting as a pathway to resolve the nation's enduring instability.
Libya currently operates under two competing governments: one headed by Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh in Tripoli, controlling western territories, and a rival administration installed by the House of Representatives in early 2022 under Osama Hammad, based in Benghazi and governing eastern regions plus significant southern areas.
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