Gaddafi killed as Libya’s revolt claims hometown
(Reuters) - Former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi died of wounds suffered on Thursday as fighters battling to complete an eight-month-old uprising against his rule overran his hometown Sirte, Libya's interim rulers said. His killing, which came
(Reuters) – Former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi died of wounds suffered on Thursday as fighters battling to complete an eight-month-old uprising against his rule overran his hometown Sirte, Libya’s interim rulers said.
His killing, which came swiftly after his capture near Sirte, is the most dramatic single development in the Arab Spring revolts that have unseated rulers in Egypt and Tunisia and threatened the grip on power of the leaders of Syria and Yemen.
“He (Gaddafi) was also hit in his head,” National Transitional Council official Abdel Majid Mlegta told Reuters. “There was a lot of firing against his group and he died.”
Mlegta told Reuters earlier that Gaddafi, who was in his late 60s, was captured and wounded in both legs at dawn on Thursday as he tried to flee in a convoy which NATO warplanes attacked. He said he had been taken away by an ambulance.
There was no independent confirmation of his remarks.
An anti-Gaddafi fighter said Gaddafi had been found hiding in a hole in the ground and had said “Don’t shoot, don’t shoot” to the men who grabbed him.
His capture followed within minutes of the fall of Sirte, a development that extinguished the last significant resistance by forces loyal to the deposed leader.
The capture of Sirte and the death of Gaddafi means Libya’s ruling NTC should now begin the task of forging a new democratic system which it had said it would get under way after the city, built as a showpiece for Gaddafi’s rule, had fallen.
Gaddafi, wanted by the International Criminal Court on charges of ordering the killing of civilians, was toppled by rebel forces on August 23 after 42 years of one-man rule over the oil-producing North African state.
NTC fighters hoisted the red, black and green national flag above a large utilities building in the center of a newly-captured Sirte neighborhood and celebratory gunfire broke out among their ecstatic and relieved comrades.
Hundreds of NTC troops had surrounded the Mediterranean coastal town for weeks in a chaotic struggle that killed and wounded scores of the besieging forces and an unknown number of defenders.
NTC fighters said there were a large number of corpses inside the last redoubts of the Gaddafi troops. It was not immediately possible to verify that information.
(Writing by Jon Hemming and William Maclean; Editing by Mark Heinrich)
Temesgen Medhanie October 20, 2011
The next headline will read, “Isaias Afewerki captured as he tried to flee.” As they say, time is the hidden factor.
Temesgen Medhanie October 20, 2011
It is rather interesting and telling to see that none of the PFDJ zombies who are here to lie day-in and day-out are in a complete silence as the death of a tyrant is sweeping the news media around the world. I am sure, the zombies are wetting their pants as they perfectly know that, next is Isaias Afewerki as the souls of the unaccounted for Eritreans are supplicating to the heavens for justice and as Maaza, Yonas and Awra are waiting to hear their respective parents’ fainting voice.
abdi October 20, 2011
Not what you mentioned,but the man had a good deeds in eritrean history and deserve crying him as we did with madam too,cos they where real men against the global tyrannical powers USA and other,i wouldn’t have bothered if that happens to Mubarak cos he was a puppet but gaddafis death is a death of the black continent.and every proud non American slave should cry this hero.
And finally I’d love to tell you he had nothing against you to clap and barking for the US and western’s victory,and time will proof the libyan’s regret.No nation gets its independence through foreign alliances had enjoyed its independence as no help can be done for the free and here they are the Iraqis and afgans ppl still paying for that.
and above all” eritrawyan zbeleElu tsahli aysebrun ‘yom ” ya agame.
abdi October 20, 2011
Allah yerhamuhu wa uhsn eleihi,
ztehagose October 20, 2011
aseye aeseye aesena aesena, hooooooo hooo hooooo
Dawit October 20, 2011
What we have seen in Libya will soon be repeated in Eritrea leading to the capture (dead or alive) of Issaays and other government stooges.
Dawit October 20, 2011
Eritreans in Eritrea are on edge-the place is like a pressure cooker. Will change come from outside, from within? No outside Eritrean parties could remove the dictator, but can effect change, or influence the behavior of both the ruling party in Eritrea and Eritreans that have long been repressed. Repressed Eritreans has been following the ‘Arab spring’
-They will one more again learn the victory attained in another Arab country, Libya..
What would the government of Eritrea’s reaction be?
-The government will attempt to block news of the end of Ghadafi’s rule, I suspect. The government will come up with its out twisted press release to fend off any possible uprising. As always, the government will blame the USA, NATO, and others. The aim is to brain wash Eritrean hgdefites in particular and Eritreans in Eritrea in general
How do repressed Eritreans react
-Eritreans will discuss about the news, their fate, the fate of Issayas’s rule. Discussion will take place among conscripts, soldiers, and others.
Eritrean political parties
-Political parties , outside Eritrea, are too weak and too disorganized to amount to anything.The talk of “democracy”, “Constitution”, “minority-right”, “federalism” will remain to be empty talk. (Change has to first come before you talk about the aforementioned flowery words, and phrases
Temesgen Medhanie October 20, 2011
I just checked with Dehai.org and there is no mention of the tyrant’s death including in the news mail section. I am sure, Dehai.org must have gotten a directive from Sofia not to publish any kind of news item to that effect. Eri-TV, Shabait.com and Haddas Ertra will as well cover the “International News” section with a certain cow or donkey which is born with one eye as they usually do instead of telling the people the real deal in the Arab world.
Haqqi Nezareb October 20, 2011
Did they mention about the new ” Enda Sewa” opened somewhere in Eritrea?
Maazza October 21, 2011
Temesgen,
Regarding the death of Gaddafi, there still is nothing in Dehai (including in DMB), Shabait and Sha’abia. I guess Hgdef and DIA are in mourning because their mouthpiece Abdi has put it that Gaddafi’s death is the death of the black continent.
I have underestimated this Abdi ‘pest’ because, particularly when he uses someone else to write for him, he will unwittingly reveal what the high priest himself is thinking about a particular thing. I am inclined to believe that, it is indeed a sad moment for a lot in the leadership in our country as they have lost a sustainer and a hero of 42 years tyranny.
Aint that dumb October 20, 2011
You idiots, you think NATO cares about your freedom. Dint you see Hillary with Gadaffi’s son. Gadaffi with Sarcozy and Obama and BANG KIM ( UN) at G— meeting? When did they find out he was a dictator? Egypt 30 years, Tunisia, Is Saudi arabia a democracy? WAKE UP YOU HATEFUL PEANUT BRAINS. You have no value, bue of hatrade and anger and furustration. Be proactive, the WEST WILL NEVER SET YOU FREE until you are capable of setting yourself free. LOOK AT THEM, they went to “defend civilians” and did more than 9000 sorties. Have you ever heard of the Sykes Picot Agreement? This is history repeats itself, Camroon Sarkozy Agreement. You are so binded with the hatred of Isayas that you cant think of the consequence after him. Your parenst did the same with Italia, Britain, Hailesellasise, derg and now you. Cant you see NATO is not doing anything in Baharain, Syria, Yemen becuase they have no economic interest and the attack on Gadafi was merely for oil, not for love of justice and humanity. Wake up Africans! You are the pons on achase board. Dont think with your reptile brain
abdi October 20, 2011
God bless you,these subhumans won’t get it.
Dawit Tsehaye October 20, 2011
tmui bhilmu himbasha kibelie yhadr kem zibhal iskhum kea nai hilmi inghera tetsebeyu
Haqqi Nezareb October 20, 2011
Dawit,
It is not a dream, buddy. Read this one zombie.
Here is an example of successful sanction as written by Philip I. Levy.
“On the face of it, South African sanctions appear to have been successful. In
response to the outrages of apartheid, many countries adopted trade and financial
sanctions and a significant amount of foreign investment was withdrawn from South
Africa. After the adoption of sanctions, South Africa experienced economic difficulty and
numerous domestic actors commented on how the economic situation was untenable and
required political change. By 1994, Nelson Mandela had been elected President of South
Africa. He and other black leaders attributed to economic sanctions a significant role in
bringing about the democratic transition”.
Do you think the new santion will have the same effect?
abdi October 21, 2011
Tswtsway? Lets call it hilmi derho or “Ashem eblis fi ajjana”
turana October 20, 2011
Believe it! one day it will be over before you know it.
Nobody was expecting the dictators’ downfall including the tyrant himself,
but it happened! Lords of poverty, misery and mayhem your days are counted
take a lesson from Kezzafy and leave before it is late
Ande October 20, 2011
I wonder what Isaias and the zombies move will be soon.
tegadalay October 20, 2011
temesgen afaf you say esayas is next tell me who have the gutts to faice the lion of nakfa you cant do it you jast craying to your masters to do it for you NOT EVEN THE USA do shit to the lion of nakfa evry one try will get mercy look the example the 4 BRTISH MEARNS speend 8month in eritrea prison so the eritrean gov make estatment any body try to croos the eritrean gov must think twoyes no body will mess with lions of nakfa be fore they do let them ask the history of SHABIA so mr craying baby wishfull thinking so the demonstration in libya start by the people so way dont you be the frist exapmle then you will see what happen
Maazza October 20, 2011
tegadalay,
Your English is really offensive. The content of your post is so condescending you portray a very weak and passive person. How can you admire the likes of DIA? Speaking of the 4 UK persons that DIA held in prison for sometime, accusing them of very serious crimes (as a matter of fact, his journalist Thomas Mountain had written that they wanted to assasinate the president), he then let them go without much a do. How he could have been adamant, refusing even for a consular visit of the prisoners and then all of sudden letting them go scot free was, to say the least, extremely inconsistent, if not bizzare. And you, whoever you are, seem to be very proud of this inconsistent moody behavior.
DIA attracts people like you. All what one has to do is read your post and one can easily guess the type of person you might be. My advise to you is, stop barking like a dog everytime there is mention of your god and go to school. Learn and be somebody for yourself. Not for a lion or a tyrant.
Go back and read your own post. You should be ashamed to write.
Temesgen Medhanie October 20, 2011
Maazza haftey,
Great to ‘see’ you back. You’ve been missed greatly.
Maazza October 21, 2011
Temesgen Hawey,
I have been following, with great pleasure, your posts and apart from Kozami, it upsets me to note that your interlocutors from the other side are the Abdi’s and Tegadalay’s who know only how to insult those who dissent from the tyranny in our country. I find them boring, to say the least. We want a world where even they can express their adoration for an oppressive and repressive system like hgdef without risking the shipping containers and where most sensible people will opt for a system that best represents the noble human aspirations, freedom, liberty, justice and development.
Typical of Hgdefites, they work relentlessly to pull everyone down to their level, a level of denigration and insult (if in the Diaspora) and a harsh cruel system that imprisons and lets you rot in jail without a day in court (inside the country). Apart from Kozami, most are not conversant about anything, it appears. They habit a world of denial and castration.
Thank God I have my brother Temesgen Medhanie, I keep telling myself.
Temesgen Medhanie October 21, 2011
Maazaa haftey,
I am sure Qozami could “handle” the rest of us where the PFDJ headquarters seem to send a back up team where abdi, Tegadalay, Dawit Tsehaye and Tsahaye are causing more damage to Qozami as opposed to fencing off our otherwise facts-loaded-onslaught. But of course, as you’ve aptly put it, Isaias is left with people of no class-act where he feels comfortable telling them to dance to his cold tunes. Again, I am glad you’re gracing us with your warm presence.
abdi October 20, 2011
marrza
why you are acting as if you are the inventor of the english language,hey you unionist girl,its not our mother’s tang and the most important is to understand the msg,and reply in a matured manner than telling ppl to go to school,you idiot you might have a degree of English but you are still in the same site with the ones you accusing of illiteracy,so go find some job which fit ur qualification instead of misleading ppl here and calling names to who ever refuses or opposes you dirty opinions,btw these ppl you insulting was paying for ur education from their hard earned money through tax and other means,respect ppl and don’t boast too much for ur nonsense barkings,degal agame
Haqqi Nezareb October 20, 2011
Addi,
Which agame are referring: agames raised in Eritrea (like yourself) or the endegenous agames in Tigra?
You seem mad with Maaza. I can understand that because she is telling the truth which you zombies do not like to hear.
Dawit October 20, 2011
I am not Tigraway; however, when I hear or see people use the word “agame” in a patronizing and condenscending manner, I wonder if some of us Eritreans are still primitive in our attituides and behaviours towards other people. Please, stop using “Agame” to call some one you don’t like. Besides, it is Ethiopia (particularly Tigrawots) who is providing a safe haven for those Eritreans who would otherwise risk their lives in the desert of Egypt and in the mediteranean Sea. Please, let us grow up….
abdi October 20, 2011
@harei Nzareb
Tell her to stop her rather uncivilized agame’s style approach,if you are so keen to defend this welfare brought up agame.
@Dawit,
you are agame as long as you are under Agame’s governors,clapping and defending them,
i personally,i disown the ppl who left to agame lands seeking for refuge and consider them kedaat betrayals,i would rather see my son/daughter dead in the sea than to be used by woyanes against his/er own ppl and breaks his/er promise to our martyrs.
Agames are fill of jealousy and backstabbers beggars and everybody acts accordingly deserves to be called Agame.
Sawel October 20, 2011
First of all there is no lion in Eritrea to even use the animals king, lives in Kenya , so please use camel for your boss. the shabia we use to know from sahle is finish, we respect that this is not even shabia because shabia are in Era’ero,USA, Europe extra.
what you have now is Komaro and PIA as well as you with limited English understanding,spelling problem as well as grammar.
so to call some one Afaff and not even to know how to spell it is liken you uncle wishoo trying to teach Eritrean scholar Dr. Bereket. so please don’t em-bares your self and your master. you fool !!!
by the way as you know PIA is going soon or later the Eritrean youth are fed-up of dictatorship, using silly reasons and excuse of border conflict with Ethiopia and to keep the county hostage for more than ten years.
( ARKI NOKAL IS NEKAU)