What happened to Gadhafi?
What happened to Gadhafi?
Oct. 21, 2011— — As NATO announced it will end its combat mission in Libya, celebrations continued in the country the day after Moammar Gadhafi was killed by rebel forces in his hometown of Sirte, while details of the hours and minutes that led up to his death begin to surface.
Why was Sirte Gaddafi’s second capital in Libya?
It was Sirte that Gaddafi turned into his second capital – a former fishing village that he transformed into a place dedicated to both his own ego and his Third Revolutionary Theory, which he embodied in his Green Book that was taught in all Libyan schools.
Who is muatassim Gadhafi?
It has been confirmed that one of Gadhafi’s other sons, Muatassim, was also killed in Thursday’s attack. He was a prominent military commander. On Friday footage surfaced on Libyan television of Muatassim Gadhafi’s body, which was being autopsied to determine his cause of death, according to Libyan TV.
Why were Gaddafi’s forces most active at night?
But it was at night that Gaddafi’s forces were most active. They probed for weak positions. There were rumours of cars attempting to break out as the net closed. Twice the Observer heard accounts of sightings of a car belonging to Mo’atissim Gaddafi.
How did Muammar gadaafi die?
Libyan dictator Muammar Gadaafi who ruled the country from 1969 till his death in 2011 was killed during the Libyan civilian war that broke out as a result of protests against the Gaddafi government which was causing continued hunger and poverty across the nation.
What happened to Gaddafi’s convoy in Libya?
France’s Defense Minister Gerard Longuet said the 80-vehicle convoy was carrying Gaddafi and was trying to escape the city. The strikes stopped the convoy but did not destroy it, and then revolutionary fighters moved in on the vehicle carrying Gaddafi.
