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Muammar Qaddafi

Muammar Qaddafi was the autocratic ruler of Libya, from 1969 when he seized power in a military coup, until 2011 when his government was overthrown by a NATO-backed rebel force in a civil war.

Officials say Benghazi suspects under surveillance

Five men are under round-the-clock U.S. surveillance in Libya, wanted for questioning in the attack last year on the diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya. The White House believes there is enough proof for a military force to seize them as terrorist suspects, officials say, but prefers to wait until investigators have enough evidence to try them in a U.S. civilian courtroom.The decision not to seize the men militarily underscores the White House aim to move away from hunting terrorists as enemy combatants and toward a process in which most are apprehended and tried by the countries where they are living, or arrested by the U.S. with the host country's cooperation and tried in the U.S. criminal justice system. Using military force to detain the men might also harm fledgling relations with Libya and other post-Arab Spring governments with which the U.S. is trying to build partnerships to hunt al-Qaida as the organization expands throughout the region.The investigation has been slowed by...

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  1. Moammar Gadhafi's son appears in Libyan court

    Libya's official news agency says the imprisoned son of slain dictator Moammar Gadhafi has made his first appearance in a local court on charges of harming state sec...

  2. Polls open in Libya's first parliamentary election since Moammar Gadhafi's ouster last year

    Polls open in Libya's first parliamentary election since Moammar Gadhafi's ouster last year.

  3. Libya's new charter can shoot down contentious law

    A new law that excludes former officials of the Moammar Gadhafi era from public office is dividing Libya and deepening the turmoil plaguing the country since the 201...

  4. Court: Libyan trials could be a 'new Nuremberg'

    The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court says that if Libya can conduct fair trials of the top henchmen of the overthrown Gadhafi regime, it could be...

  5. Libya vote to bar Qaddafi cronies adds to country's crisis

    Libya was plunged into deeper political turmoil today after revolutionary militiamen got their way when the country's Congress voted to disbar from political office ...

  6. Libya bans Qaddafi -era officials from holding top posts

    Libya's parliament passed a law on Sunday that bans officials who held senior positions under ousted dictator Muammar Qaddafi from holding high-level government post...

  7. Moammar Gadhafi says NATO will not win, calls defectors and Libyan rebels cowards

    Provoked by renewed daylight NATO bombing of his capital, Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi raged against the alliance Friday, screaming his message and daring Western f...

  8. Shades of hunt for Saddam as Libyan rebels scour country for fugitive Moammar Gadhafi

    Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi is on the run, his capital all but fallen to rebels, his hometown under siege.Now comes another difficult task for the rebels and the c...

  9. Libya's Moammar Gadhafi vows to fight on despite international recognition of rebel council

    Libya's Moammar Gadhafi vows to fight on despite international recognition of rebel council.

  10. Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi defiant in face of NATO bombing in audio recording on state TV

    Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi defiant in face of NATO bombing in audio recording on state TV.

  11. Rebel leader says Moammar Gadhafi's son and one-time heir apparent Seif al-Islam arrested

    Rebel leader says Moammar Gadhafi's son and one-time heir apparent Seif al-Islam arrested.

  12. Libya's defense minister rescinds resignation

    Libya's defense minister on Tuesday rescinded his decision to resign in protest over the continuous show of force by militias that stormed government buildings in wh...

  1. UN: Poaching threatens central Africa peace

    The illegal trade in elephant ivory may constitute an important source of funding for armed groups, including the Lord's Resistance Army, threatening peace and secur...

  2. Militiamen attack gas complex in western Libya

    A Libyan gas company official says militiamen have attacked a natural gas complex in the country's west, injuring two guards and stealing weapons and military vehicl...

  3. Top Libyan official: Benghazi explosion accident

    Libya's deputy prime minister says an investigation has indicated that a deadly explosion in Benghazi last week was an accident and not an attack.Awd el-Buraasi told...

  4. Libya passes ban on Gadhafi -era officials

    Libya's parliament has passed a law that bans government officials who held senior positions under Moammar Gadhafi from holding high-level posts.The bill, dubbed the...

  5. As many as 10 killed in car bomb explosion outside hospital in Benghazi, Libya

    A car bomb exploded Monday near a hospital in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi, killing at least 10 people, AP reported, in one of the biggest attacks since the e...

  6. Gaddafi Able to Pitch Tent in Venezuela

    Venezuela has pitched a tent for Moammar Gaddafi as the Libyan leader and President Hugo Chavez headline a weekend Africa-South America summit aimed at creating a st...

  7. Gaddafi Able to Pitch Tent in Venezuela

    Venezuela has pitched a tent for Moammar Gaddafi as the Libyan leader and President Hugo Chavez headline a weekend Africa-South America summit aimed at creating a st...

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