Muammar Gaddafi's son, Saif al-Islam, was captured in a firefight Saturday by revolutionary fighters in the Libyan desert after weeks on the run, senior military commanders said. He was reportedly injured during the firefight but is in good health. Read more»
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Two days after Libyan rebels marched on Muammar Gaddafi's once-feared Tripoli stronghold, residents in this de facto revolutionary capital city were still triumphantly celebrating the apparent finale to a six-month, mostly stalemate, civil war. Read more»
Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi's elder son, Mohammad, has escaped, Al Jazeera said. He was captured by the rebels earlier on Monday. Read more»
With a stunning pace, Libyan rebels entered Tripoli from the west Sunday and advanced toward the center of the city, meeting almost no resistance along the way. Gaddafi heir apparent Saif Al Islam, who is wanted by the International Criminal Court, was reportedly captured. Read more»
The ICC has issued arrest warrants for Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, his son Saif al-Islam and intelligence chief Abdullah al-Senussi, on charges of crimes against humanity. Read more»