Son of Moammar Gadhafi, Seif al-Islam Gadhafi, killed in Libya
Seif al-Islam Gadhafi, the son of former Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi, has been reported killed in the town of Zintan, according to Libyan officials on Tue, Oct 10, 2023.
Seif al-Islam Gadhafi, the son of former Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi, has been reported killed in the town of Zintan, according to Libyan officials on Tue, Oct 10, 2023.
The specific circumstances surrounding his death have not been publicly disclosed. Local reports indicate involvement of armed individuals at his residence.
Seif al-Islam, born in June 1972, completed a PhD at the London School of Economics and was recognized as a potential reformist figure within the Gadhafi regime.
Seif al-Islam Gadhafi, the son of former Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi, has been reported killed in the town of Zintan, according to Libyan officials on Tue, Oct 10, 2023.
Moammar Gadhafi's government was overthrown in 2011 during a NATO-supported uprising, ending over four decades of rule. He was killed later that same year amid ongoing conflict, which escalated into a civil war.
Seif al-Islam was captured while attempting to escape to Niger and was subsequently released in June 2017, after which he resided in Zintan.
In 2015, a Libyan court found Seif al-Islam guilty of inciting violence and the murder of protesters, sentencing him to death in absentia. Additionally, the International Criminal Court sought him on charges of crimes against humanity in connection to the 2011 uprising.
Based on reporting by Africanews.
