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Late Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi's most powerful son, Saif Al-Islam, was disguised as a camel herder as he tried to sneak over the border to Niger.
"My name is Abdul Salem, a camel keeper," Saif al-Islam said when he was cornered on Saturday, according to army commander Ahmed Amur who participated in the much anticipated capture operation.
In a bizarre attempt to hide his identity, Saif al-Islam rubbed sand on his face and head.
"He wanted to disguise himself," Amur stated, as cited by The Sun.
"Then he said to us, 'Shoot.' When the rebels refused to shoot, and identified themselves, Saif told them: 'OK, shoot me, or take me to Zintan.' "We don't kill or harm a captured man, we are Islam," the army commander explained.
Saif al-Islam, the last key Gaddafi family member to be seized or killed, is wanted by the International Criminal Court (ICC) on charges of crimes against humanity. However, Libyan authorities have declared that they have no intention to hand Gaddafi to the Court and that he is going to be tried in Libya.
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
Rebels, led by the Islamist faction Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), have made significant advances toward the city of Homs in central Syria
Syrian rebels, including Islamist-led factions, have launched a major offensive against government forces, advancing towards Hama after capturing significant territory in the northwest, including Aleppo
Syrian rebels intensified their offensive against the Assad regime, advancing toward Hama City and capturing over 20 towns and villages in the surrounding areas
Rebels in Syria have continued their swift advance, capturing key areas, including much of Aleppo in the north and making significant gains in the south.
Three candidates have been nominated to represent Bulgaria as European Prosecutor: Dimitar Belichev, Mihaela Raydovska, and Plamen Petkov.
Serbia’s intelligence agency has reportedly conducted tests on dogs using sound guns in cooperation with Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB), according to documents obtained by POLITICO
EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas made a lighthearted remark to European Parliament leaders, suggesting that the current state of global affairs might make it a “good moment” to start drinking
Military personnel from several European countries, including Germany, France, Sweden, and Norway, began arriving in Greenland this week, following an invitation from Denmark
The United States has completed its first sale of Venezuelan oil under the Donald Trump administration, with the transaction valued at USD 500 million (around BGN 1.1 billion / €460 million)
The European Union has unveiled the details of a 90 billion euro financial package to support Ukraine, with the bulk of the funds earmarked for defense as the conflict with Russia nears its fifth year.
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