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TV CONFIRMS GADDAFI SON DEATH
PanARMENIAN.Net
October 17, 2011 - 15:14 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - A television station based in Syria that supports
Muammar Gaddafi confirmed on Monday, October 17, that the deposed
Libyan leader's son Khamis had died in fighting southeast of the
capital Tripoli on August 29.
Khamis commanded an elite military brigade and his death marked the
highest-profile pro-Gaddafi casualty since the uprising began that
ended Gaddafi's 42 years in power.
Arrai television announced Khamis's death, along with that of
his cousin Mohammed Abdullah al-Senussi, son of Gaddafi's wanted
intelligence chief Abdullah al-Senussi, saying they were killed during
a battle with National Transitional Council (NTC) forces in the city
of Tarhouna, 90 km (60 miles) southeast of Tripoli.
The TV station, which has broadcast audio messages from Gaddafi and
his spokesman since the Libyan capital was overrun by NTC forces in
August, posted pictures of Khamis and Senussi and broadcast verses
of the Koran, the traditional way of mourning.
It said Khamis and Senussi died "while confronting the enemies of
their homeland" on August 29, Reuters reported.
NTC military officials had said in August that Khamis was killed
in Tarhouna and buried in the city of Bani Walid but there was no
confirmation at the time from Gaddafi loyalists. Khamis had been
reported dead twice before during the uprising, only to reappear.
A U.S. official, speaking on condition of anonymity, told Reuters
the United States could not yet independently confirm Khamis's death
but said similar information was being received in Washington from
"reliable sources."
PanARMENIAN.Net
October 17, 2011 - 15:14 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - A television station based in Syria that supports
Muammar Gaddafi confirmed on Monday, October 17, that the deposed
Libyan leader's son Khamis had died in fighting southeast of the
capital Tripoli on August 29.
Khamis commanded an elite military brigade and his death marked the
highest-profile pro-Gaddafi casualty since the uprising began that
ended Gaddafi's 42 years in power.
Arrai television announced Khamis's death, along with that of
his cousin Mohammed Abdullah al-Senussi, son of Gaddafi's wanted
intelligence chief Abdullah al-Senussi, saying they were killed during
a battle with National Transitional Council (NTC) forces in the city
of Tarhouna, 90 km (60 miles) southeast of Tripoli.
The TV station, which has broadcast audio messages from Gaddafi and
his spokesman since the Libyan capital was overrun by NTC forces in
August, posted pictures of Khamis and Senussi and broadcast verses
of the Koran, the traditional way of mourning.
It said Khamis and Senussi died "while confronting the enemies of
their homeland" on August 29, Reuters reported.
NTC military officials had said in August that Khamis was killed
in Tarhouna and buried in the city of Bani Walid but there was no
confirmation at the time from Gaddafi loyalists. Khamis had been
reported dead twice before during the uprising, only to reappear.
A U.S. official, speaking on condition of anonymity, told Reuters
the United States could not yet independently confirm Khamis's death
but said similar information was being received in Washington from
"reliable sources."