US EditionSaif al-Islam Gaddafi, son of late Libyan leader, has been killed, sources say
- On February 3, 2026 Saif al‑Islam Gaddafi, son of former leader Muammar Gaddafi, was reportedly killed, family sources and his lawyer Khaled el‑Zaydi said; his cousin's statement aired on Al Jazeera.
- Amid Libya's continued fragmentation after the 2011 uprising, Saif al‑Islam's 2015 death sentence in absentia and ICC accusations intensified tensions alongside his 2021 presidential registration.
- Local outlets say four unidentified individuals carried out the attack, while some initially suggested he survived and surveillance cameras at his Zintan residence were reportedly disabled.
- The Attorney General's probe was announced as Libya remains politically fragmented following the 2011 revolution, and Abdullah Osman said an official investigation has been launched amid Saif al‑Islam's polarizing role and 2021 bid.
- Given his ICC case, the development carries international legal and reconciliation implications beyond local violence in Zintan, a militia stronghold and flashpoint between the UN‑recognized Government of National Unity and Khalifa Haftar's factions.
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Saif al-Islam Gaddafi was once designated as his father's successor to take power in Libya.
Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, the son of former Libyan leader Colonel Muammar Gaddafi, has reportedly been shot,...
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Son of late dictator Gadhafi is killed in Libya
CAIRO — Seif al-Islam Gadhafi, the son and one-time heir apparent of Libya's late dictator Moammar Gadhafi, was killed in the northern African country, Libyan officials said Tuesday. The 53-year-old was killed in the town Zintan, 136 kilometers (85 miles) southwest of the capital, Tripoli, according to Libyan's chief prosecutor's office. The office said in a statement that an initial investigation found that Seif al-Islam was shot to death, but …
Seif al-Islam Gadhafi killed by masked gunmen in his home in Zintan
Seif al-Islam Gadhafi, son to late long-time Libyan dictator, Moammar Gadhafi, was killed on Tuesday in his home in the western town of Zintan in western Libya. Sources close to him say four masked gunmen stormed his home to carry out the “heinous crime”.
Son of Libya’s late dictator Gadhafi shot dead by gunmen, political team says
Saif al-Islam Gadhafi, the son of former Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi, has been killed in an apparent assassination at his home in the city of Zintan in northwestern Libya, the head of his political team said on Tuesday. He was 53.
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