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Libyan rebels smoke a cigarette at a safe position during the battle to liberate the city of Sirte, Libya, on 18 October 2011. Photo by BGNES
Mutassim, one of Muammar Gaddafi's sons, as well as Libya's former interior minister Abdullah al-Senussi, were captured together with the overthrown Libyan strongman on Thursday, it has been reported.
The information comes from a pro-Transitional National Council TV channel, but is yet to be confirmed, BBC reports.
Earlier on Thursday, Libyan interim government officials claimed that Gaddafi has been captured fleeing his hometown of Sirte.
According to The Guardian, the TNC's information minister, Mahmoud Shamman, refused to confirm the reports, but said "big fish" are on their way to Misrata. Gaddafi is reported to have been critically injured in both legs.
It was subsequently reported that Col Gaddafi may have died from his injuries.
The final assault on Sirte began around 8 a.m.on Thursday and took approximately 90 minutes, reporters at the scene have stated. The new national flag has already been hoisted by interim government fighters above the center of the city.
Libya’s top military commander has died in a plane crash in Turkey, a loss confirmed by Libyan Prime Minister Abdul-Hamid Dbeibah late on Tuesday.
Only 13 people survived and dozens remain missing after a vessel carrying 74 refugees, mostly from Sudan, capsized off the coast of Tobruk in eastern Libya on September 13, according to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
Hundreds of protesters are demanding answers to the causes of the catastrophic flooding that has killed thousands of people and left tens of thousands homeless
900 thousand people in five provinces of the country are directly affected by the disaster
More than 6,000 people have lost their lives due to heavy floods that caused massive devastation across Libya
More than 5,000 people are dead and 10,000 people are missing after storm "Daniel" breached a dam on Sunday and a water tsunami swept through entire neighborhoods of the port city of Derna in eastern Libya
The International Energy Agency (IEA) announced on Wednesday that its member states will release a total of 400 million barrels of oil from their strategic reserves in an effort to stabilize global energy markets shaken by the ongoing war in the Middle Ea
Iran has warned that global oil prices could surge dramatically as tensions in the Middle East continue to escalate. Ebrahim Zolfaghari, spokesman for Iran’s Joint Chiefs of Staff, said the international community should prepare for the possibility of cru
The Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs has arranged a special flight to help around 50 people leave Dubai along with their pets, Greek TV channel Sky reported.
Europe would be making a strategic error if it sought to address soaring energy prices by returning to Russian fossil fuels, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen stated on Wednesday
The United States has requested Romania to allow the use of its military bases to support operations connected to the escalating conflict in Iran, local media reported
Between 2022 and 2026, Bulgaria provided humanitarian and technical energy assistance to Ukraine, according to the Ministry of Energy.
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