National Transitional Council

Libyan officials confirmed on Tuesday that the body of Col. Moammar Gadhafi, his son Muatassim, and former Defense Minister Abu Bakr Younis were buried at dawn in a secret location. Questions over how and when to dispose of the former dictator’s body created a challenge for Libya’s transitional government. Islamic law dictates that burial should […]

Libya’s National Transitional Council announced that it will delay the burial of Col. Moammar Gadhafi, the brutal dictator who was killed on Thursday, until his death can be examined by the International Criminal Court.

The 42 year rule of Libya’s Moammar Gadhafi  came to a  brutal end  on Thursday  when he was killed by National Transitional Council forces in his hometown of Sirte. As Libyans rejoice, and the world waits to see how his death will impact the region, bloody photographs of Gadhafi’s corpse and a grisly video of his final moments have […]

Unconfirmed reports out of Libya this morning say Col. Moammar Gadhafi has  died  of injuries he sustained when he  was captured  in his birthplace of Sirte earlier in the day. Adbel Majid of Libya’s National Transitional Council was  quoted  by Reuters  as saying Gadhafi was wounded in both legs and was carried away by an ambulance.  Earlier in the morning,  NTC fighters seized Sirte, […]

Col. Moammar Gadhafi was Sirte this morning, and later killed from a gunshot to the head sustained during a gunfight between rebels and loyalists. Adbel Majid of Libya’s National Transitional Council was quoted by  Reuters  as saying Gadhafi was wounded in both legs and was carried away by an ambulance. Earlier in the morning,  NTC fighters seized Sirte, […]