NATO Urges Libyan Rebels Not to Seek Revenge

World | August 22, 2011, Monday // 11:57
Bulgaria: NATO Urges Libyan Rebels Not to Seek Revenge People celebrate the capture in Tripoli of Muammar Gaddafi`s son and one-time heir apparent, Seif al-Islam, at the rebel-held town of Benghazi, Libya, early on 22 August 2011. Photo by BGNES

Libya's rebel forces should show restraint for the sake of  the country's post-Gaddafi stability, NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen has said in a statement.

"NATO is ready to work with the Libyan people and with the Transitional National Council  which holds a great responsibility. They must make sure that the transition is smooth and inclusive, that the country stays united, and that the future is founded on reconciliation and respect for human rights," he said, as cited by EUobserver.

In his statement, made late on Sunday, Rasmussen declared that "the Gaddafi regime is clearly crumbling"

EU leaders have also asked the rebels not to take revenge against Gaddafi loyalists as oppositional forces took over the most of Tripoli.

Gaddafi is reportedly still in the city, but has lost control over 80% of it. Two of his sons, Seif al-Islam and Mohammed, have been captured by rebels.

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Tags: Muammar Gaddafi, Libya, Tripoli, NATO, Anders Fogh Rasmussen

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