Libya’s rebels report death of key Qaddafi son
Middle East • August 2011 • Views: 1,371
According to Libya’s rebels, Muammar Qaddafi’s son Khamis was killed in an overnight NATO raid on the western town of Zlitan.
His death, if true, is a much bigger blow to the Qaddafi regime than that of his brother, Saif al-Arab, who was killed earlier in the war in another NATO airstrike. Saif al-Arab held no significant leadership role, unlike Khamis, the leader of the Khamis Brigade – one of the country’s most elite fighting units and most feared elements of Qaddafi’s regime.