US EditionSaif al-Islam Gaddafi Assassinated at Home
Saif al-Islam Gaddafi was fatally shot by four masked assailants who disabled security cameras in his Zintan home, closing the chapter on a key figure in Libya's fractured politics.
- 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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The funeral of Libyan politician Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, the son of former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, who was killed on Tuesday, could take place in the town of Bani Walid, southeast of Tripoli.
Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, one of the sons of the late Libyan dictator Muammar el-Qaddafi, was killed in western Libya.
Saif al-Islam was a close friend of Jörg Haider and popular in the Vienna Society. The uprising in Libya against his father's dictatorship later put him behind bars. Now he was shot.
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DawnQadhafi’s Son Saif Shot Dead In Libya
Saif al-Islam Qadhafi, the most prominent son of Libya’s late dictator Muammar Qadhafi, was shot dead at his home on Tuesday. But how did one of the country’s most infamous figures meet such a sudden end?According to a relative, Abdullah Othman Abdul Rahim, “Four armed men stormed the residence… after disabling surveillance cameras, then executed him.” The attackers remain unidentified, leaving questions swirling about motive and who could be be…
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