"Saif al-Islam, son of former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, has been killed in the west of the North African country. Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, the most prominent son of slain Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, has been killed in the country's western city of Zintan. Saif al-Islam, who was 53 when he was killed, was Gaddafi's second son and had been based in Zintan since 2011 first in prison, and then, after 2017, as a free man, plotting a return to politics."
"However, NATO rejected the offer, and the bombardment of Libya continued. As an internationally prominent negotiator and influencer, Saif al-Islam could claim a number of victories and prominent roles. By the end of June 2011, the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued an arrest warrant against him, but he remained at large until after the death of his father and his brother, Mutassim, in Sirte, on October 20, 2011."
Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, aged 53, was killed in Zintan in western Libya, with close figures confirming his death while exact circumstances remain unclear. He had been based in Zintan since 2011—first imprisoned and, after 2017, free—and had been plotting a return to politics. He was widely seen before 2011 as his father's heir-apparent and remained prominent during the violence following the Arab Spring. Numerous allegations accused him of torture and extreme violence. By February 2011 he faced United Nations sanctions and a travel ban, and the ICC issued an arrest warrant in June 2011.
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