Tag: Gaddafi

Gaddafi denies fleeing to Niger

Fugitive former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi on Thursday denied reports he has fled to Niger, while the remnants of his battered forces were pinned...

Gaddafi ‘sold 20 percent of Libya’s gold’ in regime’s final days

Former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi sold around 20 percent of Libya's gold reserves, worth more than $1 billion, in the final days of his...

Gaddafi denies fleeing to Niger

Defeated Libyan leader Muammer Gaddafi on Thursday slammed reports he had fled to Niger as "psychological warfare and lies," while vowing to defeat NATO...

Gaddafi rumoured in Niger, new bid to end Libya fighting

Libya's new authorities launched a fresh bid Tuesday to stave off a battle in Bani Walid, one of Muammar Gaddafi's last bastions, amid speculation...

China offered Gaddafi weapons: report

China offered huge stockpiles of weapons to Muammer Gaddafi during the final months of his regime and held secret talks on shipping them through...

Gaddafi should face trial in Libya

Moamer Gaddafi should face trial in Libya for the crimes committed under his rule, the NTC spokesman in London said Sunday, regardless of the...

Gaddafi calls for guerrilla war against rebels

Libya's fallen leader Moamer Gaddafi on Thursday called for a guerrilla war against rebel forces who have seized control of the country, in audio...

We won’t surrender; we are not women: Gaddafi

In a fiery broadcast from hiding, Muammar Gaddafi warned on Thursday that loyalist tribes in his main strongholds were armed and preparing for battle,...

Gaddafi defiant as world frees Libya funds

Muammar Gaddafi urged his supporters to fight on as world leaders freed up billions of dollars to help Libya's new rulers rebuild a nation...

Gaddafi believed to be in Bani Walid: NTC commander

Ousted Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi is believed to be in the desert town of Bani Walid about 150 (95 miles) southeast of Tripoli, a...

Informants and phone taps seen key in hunt for Gaddafi

Libya's new military commanders are using informants from among Muammar Gaddafi's entourage to track down the fugitive former leader, while tightening the noose around...

Libyan rebels demand return of Gaddafi family

Libya's rebels were on Tuesday seeking the return from Algeria of Moamer Gaddafi's wife and three children while stepping up the hunt for the...

Gaddafi family members flee to Algeria without him

The wife of Muammar Gaddafi and three of his children took refuge in Algeria on Monday but the whereabouts of the former strongman himself...

Gaddafi ‘still a danger’ as rebels move on his hometown

Libyan rebels said on Monday that strongman Moamer Gaddafi still poses a danger for Libya and the world, as insurgents closed in on his...

Tunisia arrests Gaddafi loyalist

Tunisian police have arrested a member of Libya’s pro-Gaddafi forces and three locals for planning attacks on Libyan refugees and rebel supporters, a spokesman...

Libya rebels tighten noose on Gaddafi bastion

Libyan rebels closed in on Moamer Gaddafi’s hometown of Sirte from both east and west on Sunday, a senior military commander said, as the...