Aid for the Allies: German Intelligence Service Knew Gadhafi’s Location
German Intelligence Service Knew Gadhafi’s Location
The decision to opt out of NATO efforts to aid the Libyan revolution alienated Germany from it Western allies. But according to SPIEGEL information, the country was more involved in the conflict than previously thought. German intelligence agents reportedly helped find fugitive dictator Moammar Gadhafi.
Germany’s foreign intelligence service, the BND, helped root out the location of deposed Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi last Thursday before his capture, security sources with knowledge of the developments told SPIEGEL.
Indeed, the fugitive former leader’s exact whereabouts in his hometown of Sirte had been known for weeks by the BND ahead of his capture and subsequent death on Oct. 20. Agents within the organization have a long tradition of cultivating sources in the Middle East, and managed to determine where the fallen dictator had hidden himself from revolutionary forces, the sources said.
But no geodata that could have led to a targeted strike was shared, German security insiders told SPIEGEL. Still, it appears that NATO forces had a clear idea of Gadhafi’s location. When he attempted to flee Sirte on Oct. 20, French fighter jets fired on his convoy of vehicles…