DJ aka GDR DJ Posted October 20, 2011 Posted October 20, 2011 Former Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi, 69, has been killed in an assault by provisional government forces on his coastal hometown of Sirte. The prime minister of Libya's National Transitional Council, Mahmoud Jibril, confirmed Gadhafi's death on Thursday at a news conference in Tripoli. He also said it is time for Libyans to build a new, united Libya, now that Gadhafi is dead. The United States says it received confirmation of the former leader's death from Libyan officials. Footage broadcast on global television networks showed a wounded and bleeding Gadhafi being carried by NTC forces who found him hiding in a sewage pipe on the outskirts of Sirte. Libyan officials said Gadhafi died of gunshot wounds shortly after NTC forces captured him, but it was not clear when he was shot or by whom. NATO said its aircraft attacked two vehicles of pro-Gadhafi forces that were maneuvering around Sirte on Thursday. NTC fighters said Gadhafi and a group of loyalists tried to flee Sirte in the convoy that was attacked Jubilant crowds filled the streets of Tripoli to celebrate Gadhafi's demise. NTC fighters also celebrated the fall of Sirte by firing shots into the air and hoisting Libya's new national flag over what was the last stronghold of Gadhafi loyalists. Jibril said the NTC will formally announce that Libya has been completely liberated from Gadhafi's rule by Friday. The capture of Sirte comes near two months after forces loyal to the NTC took control of the capital Tripoli, forcing Gadhafi and his family to flee. His whereabouts since had been the source of intense speculation, with the possibilities including underground bunkers or refuge in another country. The declaration of victory in Sirte is expected to set in motion a series of political moves leading to elections, a new government and a new constitution - a massive undertaking in a country that has had 40 years of arbitrary, one-man rule. The capture of Sirte follows NTC success in another pro-Gadhafi bastion, Bani Walid, earlier this week. Fighting still continues in southern areas of the country, the vast desert regions bordering Niger, Algeria and Chad. But control of Gadhafi's hometown provides a geographic as well as symbolic victory, uniting the main population corridor along the coast from east to west. Gadhafi forces are in a struggle for survival says Libya scholar Ziad Akl from the Ahram Center in Cairo. "The forces that are pro-Gadhafi, first of all, they are not politically organized, they are not strategically outlined, and they are not fighting actually to gain ground," said Akl. "They are simply trying to defend the positions they have and stop the revolution from moving on and this is a time- constrained battle." Source DJ 1 Quote
Lo0n Posted October 20, 2011 Posted October 20, 2011 I never like sayng the death of a person is good news, but this is. Probably would've rather have seen him stand trial. Quote
Kat0n Posted October 20, 2011 Posted October 20, 2011 I'd have said well 'RIP' but he doesn't deserve it. What he did was just horrible and pitiful. Quote
~DRE* Posted October 20, 2011 Posted October 20, 2011 Yes it is bad to say a death is good, but he just made bad things. I hope the situation in Libia over soon. Quote
icky?/ Posted October 20, 2011 Posted October 20, 2011 I hope things get better in Libia now, but to be honest I'm not so sure it will. Quote
Panini*Hobbit@mp3 Posted October 20, 2011 Posted October 20, 2011 Saw some of the videos of before/after he was killed.. The whole place went crazy when he died and it was just sick looking into his eyes when the camera was on his face D: Quote
Fb!N!nJa Posted October 21, 2011 Posted October 21, 2011 What is this, Osama took around 10 years to find and kill and now Gadhafi gets killed, seems America/NATO is getting better at hide and seek. Quote
Panini*Hobbit@mp3 Posted October 21, 2011 Posted October 21, 2011 What is this, Osama took around 10 years to find and kill and now Gadhafi gets killed, seems America/NATO is getting better at hide and seek. They still haven't found Waldo! Quote
Helmut the soldier Posted October 21, 2011 Posted October 21, 2011 Just compare with the situation in Israel: Hamas wanted thousands of prisoners for 1 israeli.... that shows how moslems hate jews. Quote
INDIAN** Posted October 21, 2011 Posted October 21, 2011 videos of his betting around by rebels are making a news lot ..............hope that its better for Libya. Quote
=Plat00n= Posted October 21, 2011 Posted October 21, 2011 Everyone got a gun now there. Syria will be next Quote
Wifestein Posted October 21, 2011 Posted October 21, 2011 mmmh, I'm glad he died, people like him just don't deserve to live tbh. Quote
Kat0n Posted October 21, 2011 Posted October 21, 2011 Everyone got a gun now there. Syria will be next Very probably.... the situation is also dramatic in Syria Quote
Panini*Hobbit@mp3 Posted October 22, 2011 Posted October 22, 2011 Forgot to say this earlier, but is there something wrong with newspaper editors? They didn't post Michael Jackson's dead body on the front of the papers or Bin Ladens or Saddam's once they were killed, so why did they decide to do this with Gadhafi? I mean think about the amounts of children that have seen that picture today.. sickening! Here is the link to the front of the newspaper http://twitpic.com/738xd1 (WARNING: disgusting pic :/) Quote
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