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| |name = Khamis Gaddafi<br><small>خميس القذافي</small> | |name = Khamis Gaddafi<br><small>خميس القذافي</small> | ||
| |birth_date = {{Birth date|1983| |
|birth_date = {{Birth date|1983|10|18|}} | ||
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| |death_date = {{Death date and age|2011|8|29|1983|5|27|df=y}} | |||
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| |allegiance = {{flagicon|Libyan Arab Jamahiriya}} ] | |allegiance = {{flagicon|Libyan Arab Jamahiriya}} ] | ||
| |branch = ] | |branch = ] | ||
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| '''Khamis Gaddafi''' (27 May 1983 |
'''Khamis Gaddafi''' (27 May 1983) is the seventh and youngest son of former ] ], and the ] in charge of the ] of the ]. He is part of his father's inner circle.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.aljazeera.com/news/africa/2011/02/2011227192852808945.html|title=Inside Gaddafi's inner circle|work=Al Jazeera|date=27 February 2011|accessdate=20 June 2011}}</ref> During the ] in 2011, he was a major target for ] trying to overthrow his father.<ref name=arraideathsource>{{cite web|url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=thURLSzjiIE|title=نعي لشهيد خاض معارك باسلة الشهيد خميس القذافي|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=19 December 2012}}</ref> | ||
| ==Education and career== | ==Education and career== | ||
| At age three, Khamis Gaddafi was injured in the 15 April 1986 ], suffering head injuries when the ] military compound was attacked in retaliation for the ].<ref>{{cite book|title=The Greenwood Library of American War Reporting: The Vietnam War & post-Vietnam conflicts|page=346|last=Copeland|first=David A.|publisher=Greenwood Press|location=Westport, Connecticut|year=2005|isbn=978-0-313-32930-2}}</ref> He graduated from the military academy in ], receiving a ] in military arts and science, further graduating from |
At age three, Khamis Gaddafi was injured in the 15 April 1986 ], suffering head injuries when the ] military compound was attacked in retaliation for the ].<ref>{{cite book|title=The Greenwood Library of American War Reporting: The Vietnam War & post-Vietnam conflicts|page=346|last=Copeland|first=David A.|publisher=Greenwood Press|location=Westport, Connecticut|year=2005|isbn=978-0-313-32930-2}}</ref> He graduated from the military academy in ], receiving a ] in military arts and science, further graduating from ] in ] and receiving a ] in Homeland Security . In 1987, Gaddafi visited ], where he was received by President ]. | ||
| In April 2010, he began a ] at the ] (formerly known as ]), in ].<ref name="ELPAIS22feb">{{cite news|language=Spanish|url=http://www.elpais.com/articulo/internacional/hijo/Gadafi/estudia/master/Madrid/elpepuint/20110222elpepuint_29/Tes|title=Un hijo de Gadafi estudia un master en Madrid|work=El País|date=22 February 2011|accessdate=15 October 2011|location=Madrid|trans_title=Gaddafi's son is studying a Masters in Madrid}}</ref> However, he was expelled by the institution in March 2011 for "his links to the attacks against the Libyan population".<ref name="Bloomberg4March">{{cite news|url=http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-03-04/madrid-s-ie-business-school-expels-qaddafi-s-son-from-mba-1-.html|title=Madrid’s IE Business School Expels Qaddafi's Son From MBA|work=Bloomberg|date=4 March 2011|accessdate=20 June 2011|first=Emma|last=Ross-Thomas}}</ref> | |||
| In early 2011, Gaddafi worked as an intern at ]. According to Paul Gennaro, AECOM's Senior Vice President for Global Communications, Gaddafi was touring the ] in February 2011 as part of his internship, including visiting military sites and landmarks. This trip was cut short on 17 February after the ] began, and Gaddafi returned to Libya. U.S. government officials later denied any role in planning, advising or paying for the trip.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/libya/8408270/Khamis-Gaddafi-toured-US-military-facilities-weeks-before-Libya-crisis.html|title=Khamis Gaddafi toured US military facilities weeks before Libya crisis|work=The Telegraph|date=26 March 2011|accessdate=20 June 2011|location=London}}</ref> | In early 2011, Gaddafi worked as an intern at ]. According to Paul Gennaro, AECOM's Senior Vice President for Global Communications, Gaddafi was touring the ] in February 2011 as part of his internship, including visiting military sites and landmarks. This trip was cut short on 17 February after the ] began, and Gaddafi returned to Libya. U.S. government officials later denied any role in planning, advising or paying for the trip.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/libya/8408270/Khamis-Gaddafi-toured-US-military-facilities-weeks-before-Libya-crisis.html|title=Khamis Gaddafi toured US military facilities weeks before Libya crisis|work=The Telegraph|date=26 March 2011|accessdate=20 June 2011|location=London}}</ref> | ||
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| ==Role in the Libyan civil war== | ==Role in the Libyan civil war== | ||
| {{main|Khamis Brigade}} | {{main|Khamis Brigade}} | ||
| After hurrying back to Libya to aid his father in the civil war, Khamis Gaddafi commanded the assault on ], leading the ], a ] ] of the ] loyal to ].<ref name="International Business Times">{{cite news|url=http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/114681/20110221/khamis-gaddafi-mercenaries-chad-benghazi.htm|title=Khamis Gaddafi Recruits Mercenaries to Shoot Protestors|date=11 February 2011|work=International Business Times}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.newsobserver.com/2011/02/18/998374/gadhafi-rallies-supporters-amid.html|title=Libyan forces storm protest camp in Benghazi|agency=Associated Press|work=News Observer|first=Maggie|last=Michael|date=18 February 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://afrol.com/articles/37412|title=Khamis Ghaddafi: The agent of fear|work=Afrol News|date=23 February 2011|accessdate=2 January 2012}}</ref> |
After hurrying back to Libya to aid his father in the civil war, Khamis Gaddafi commanded the assault on Protesters at ], leading the ], a ] ] of the ] loyal to ].<ref name="International Business Times">{{cite news|url=http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/114681/20110221/khamis-gaddafi-mercenaries-chad-benghazi.htm|title=Khamis Gaddafi Recruits Mercenaries to Shoot Protestors|date=11 February 2011|work=International Business Times}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.newsobserver.com/2011/02/18/998374/gadhafi-rallies-supporters-amid.html|title=Libyan forces storm protest camp in Benghazi|agency=Associated Press|work=News Observer|first=Maggie|last=Michael|date=18 February 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://afrol.com/articles/37412|title=Khamis Ghaddafi: The agent of fear|work=Afrol News|date=23 February 2011|accessdate=2 January 2012}}</ref> He also assisted in ] in and around ] in late February-early March. His forces also took part in the ]. In June 2011, he was reported to be commanding pro-Gaddafi forces in ] by a soldier captured from his brigade who also reported that Khamis Gaddafi had told his troops to "take Misrata or I will kill you myself. If you don’t take Misrata, we are finished." | ||
| == Rumors of death == | |||
| === Libyan civil war === | |||
| ==== 13 March 2011: Alleged suicide attack on Bab al-Azizia ==== | |||
| On 20 March 2011, it was reported by the anti-Gaddafi Al Manara Media that Khamis Gaddafi had died from injuries sustained when pilot Muhammad Mokhtar Osman allegedly crashed his plane into ] a week earlier. This was not confirmed by any independent news source. The crashing of the plane itself had also not been previously reported or confirmed by any other independent media except Al Manara and the Algerian ''Shuruk'' newspaper, which is closely connected to Al Manara, and with it there is a possibility of the reports being part of the propaganda operations by the opposition.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1368410/Libya-crisis-Gaddafi-uses-civilians-human-shields-prevent-military-targets.html|location=London|work=Daily Mail|first=Richard|last=Hartley-Parkinson|title=For the sins of his father: Gaddafi's son 'killed in kamikaze pilot attack on barracks'|date=22 March 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://dailyplanetdispatch.com/gaddafis-son-khamis-killed-by-kamikaze-pilot-claim/856968|title=Gaddafi's Son Khamis Killed By Kamikaze Pilot Claims|work=Daily Planet Dispatch|date=21 March 2011|accessdate=15 October 2011|first=Chris|last=Loy}}</ref> | |||
| The pro-Gaddafi Libyan government subsequently denied that he was killed on 21 March.<ref name=denied>{{cite news|work=Yedioth Ahronoth|url=http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4045624,00.html|title=Libya denies report of Gaddafi son's death|date=21 March 2011|accessdate=15 October 2011}}</ref> U.S. Secretary of State ] stated that she was aware of reports that one of Gaddafi's sons had been killed in non-coalition air strikes, after hearing them from "many different sources", but that the "evidence is not sufficient" for her to confirm this.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/hillary-clinton-diane-sawyer-moammar-gadhafi-allies-seeking/story?id=13196414|title=Exclusive: Gadhafi, Allies May Be Seeking Way Out, Clinton tells ABC News|work=ABC News|date=22 March 2011|accessdate=15 October 2011|first=Huma|last=Khan}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://blogs.aljazeera.net/live/africa/libya-live-blog-march-23|title=Libya Live Blog – March 23|work=Al Jazeera|date=23 March 2011}}</ref> On 25 March 2011, ] television reported that a source had confirmed the death of Khamis Gaddafi,<ref name=GBVOICE>{{cite web|work=Global Voices Online|url=http://globalvoicesonline.org/2011/03/25/libya-is-khamis-gaddafi-really-dead/|title=Libya: Is Khamis Gaddafi Really Dead?|date=25 March 2011|accessdate=15 October 2011|first=Amira|last=Al Hussaini}}</ref> though others including ] continued to call it a rumour.<ref name=rumour>{{cite news|work=Al Jazeera|url=http://blogs.aljazeera.net/live/africa/live-blog-libya-march-26|title=Live Blog Libya – 26 March|date=26 March 2011|accessdate=15 October 2011}}</ref> | |||
| On 29 March 2011, the Libyan government showed footage of what it said was live footage of Khamis Gaddafi greeting supporters in ], in an attempt to refute the claims,<ref name="video">{{cite news|first1=Joseph|last1=Nasr|url=http://www.reuters.com/article/energyOilNews/idAFLDE72R29Z20110329|title=Libya TV says shows live footage of Khamis Gaddafi|work=Reuters|date=29 March 2011|agency=Reuters|accessdate=11 August 2011|last2=Amara|first2=Tarek}}</ref> though it had used false live images before and these images were not verified.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://blogs.aljazeera.net/live/africa/libya-live-blog-march-19|title=Live Blog – 19 March|work=Al Jazeera|date=19 March 2011}}</ref> On 9 June 2011, a captured pro-Gaddafi soldier in ] told the rebels that Khamis Gaddafi was alive in ], and was leading the soldiers there.<ref name="alive">{{cite news|url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle-east/libyan-rebels-stage-insurrection-in-zlitan/2011/06/10/AGpi44OH_story.html|title=Libyan rebels stage insurrection in Zlitan|work=The Washington Post|date=10 June 2011| accessdate=5 August 2011|last=Fadel|first=Leila}}</ref> | |||
| ====5 August 2011: Airstrike in Zliten==== | |||
| On 5 August 2011, citing spies operating among the ranks of forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi, Mohammed Zawawi, a spokesman for the United Revolutionary Forces, told the ] news agency that Khamis Gaddafi had been killed overnight, stating that "there was a aircraft attack by ] on the Gaddafi operations room in Zliten and there are around 32 Gaddafi troops killed. One of them is Khamis."<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/libya/8683248/Gaddafi-son-killed-in-Nato-strike-Libyan-rebels-claim.html|title=Gaddafi son killed in Nato strike, Libyan rebels claim|work=The Telegraph|date=5 August 2011|accessdate=5 August 2011|location=London}}</ref> | |||
| This report was officially denied by Libyan government spokesman ]. "It's false news. They invented the news about Mr. Khamis Gaddafi in Zliten to cover up their killing," Ibrahim told ] in Tripoli. "This is a dirty trick to cover up their crime in Zliten and the killing of the al-Marabit family."<ref name="reuters">{{cite news|url=http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/08/05/libya-son-denial-idAFLDE7740GV20110805|title=Tripoli denies Gaddafi son killed in NATO raid|work=Reuters|date=5 August 2011|agency=Reuters|accessdate=5 August 2011}}</ref> NATO was also unable to confirm the reports of Khamis's death.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.philly.com/philly/news/nation_world/126902573.html|date=6 August 2011|first1=Rami|last1=al-Shaheibi|title=Libya regime: Gadhafi son alive|work=The Philadelphia Inquirer|agency=Associated Press|accessdate=8 August 2011|last2=al-Shalchi|first2=Hadeel}}</ref> On 9 August, a man who appeared to be Khamis Gaddafi was on Libyan state television speaking to a woman who had allegedly been severely injured by a NATO airstrike.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.reuters.com/article/libyaNews/idAFLDE77818V20110809|title=Libyan TV shows footage of Khamis Gaddafi|work=Reuters|date=9 August 2011|agency=Reuters|accessdate=10 August 2011|last=Nasr|first=Joseph}}</ref> | |||
| ====22 August 2011: Reports of bodies in Tripoli==== | |||
| On 22 August, Al Jazeera reported that the bodies of both Khamis Gaddafi and his father's intelligence chief ] may have been discovered in Tripoli during the ].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/23/world/africa/23mystery.html|work=The New York Times| first=Rick|last=Gladstone|title=Qaddafi's Whereabouts Still a Mystery in Libya|date=22 August 2011}}</ref> However, a rebel commander later stated that he believed Khamis Gaddafi was in ].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://english.cntv.cn/20110823/100261.shtml|title=Qaddafi's sixth son Khamis may hide in Bab al-Aziziya: rebel|date=22 August 2011|accessdate=15 October 2011|work=CNTV|location=Benghazi}}</ref> | |||
| Senussi was found alive and captured in ] on 17 March 2012,<ref>{{cite news|url= http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-17413626|title=Gaddafi spy chief Abdullah al-Senussi held in Mauritania|date=17 March 2012|publisher=BBC News}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/libya/9150099/Muammar-Gaddafis-spy-chief-Senussi-arrested-in-Mauritania.html|title=Muammar Gaddafi's spy chief Senussi 'arrested in Mauritania'|publisher=Daily Telegraph|date=17 March 2012|location=London}}</ref> and was extradited to Libya on 5 September for trial.<ref>{{cite news|title=Mauritania 'extradites Libya ex-spy chief Abdullah al-Senussi'|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-19487228|publisher=BBC News|accessdate=5 September 2012|date=5 September 2012}}</ref> | |||
| ====29 August 2011: Airstrike near Tarhuna==== | |||
| On 29 August, it was reported that anti-Gaddafi fighters 60 km south of ] claimed that a NATO ] helicopter had fired on Khamis Gaddafi's ], destroying the vehicle. A man who claimed to be Khamis Gaddafi's bodyguard said he had been killed. No visual confirmation was immediately available.<ref name="sky">{{cite news|url=http://news.sky.com/home/world-news/article/16058574|title=Rebels: Gaddafi's Son 'Killed In Air Strike'|work=Sky News|date=29 August 2011|accessdate=29 August 2011}}</ref> Several days later, '']'' interviewed a former guard being held captive in ]. His personal guard, Abdul Salam Taher Fagri, a 17 year old from ], recruited in Tripoli, later confirmed that Khamis Gaddafi was indeed killed in this attack.<ref name="deathsource">{{cite news|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2032801/Khamis-Gaddafi-killed-Rebels-took-vengeance-despite-car-armoured-like-tank.html|title=The car was armored like a tank. But that wasn't enough to save Gaddafi's son Khamis when the rebels took their vengeance|work=The Daily Mail|date=2 September 2011|accessdate=12 October 2011|last=Pendlebury|first=Richard|location=London}}</ref> He told the newspaper "I was in the truck behind him ... when his car was hit. He was burned." Three other guards being held in separate cells apparently gave similar accounts, leading their captors to believe the accounts of all four to be credible.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/aug/31/rebel-forces-surround-gaddafi-town|title=Rebel forces surround Libyan town where Gaddafi is believed to be hiding|date= 31 August 2011|first1=Martin|last1=Chulov|work=The Guardian|accessdate=31 August 2011|location=London}}</ref> Some accounts of the attack that reportedly killed Gaddafi suggested fire from a ], rather than a helicopter, destroyed his vehicle.<ref name="deathsource"/> | |||
| The ] claimed on 4 September that it was now certain Khamis Gaddafi was dead and had been buried near Bani Walid.<ref name="siege">{{cite news|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-14780957|title=Libya conflict: Fear for civilians in Bani Walid siege|work=BBC News|date=4 September 2011|accessdate=4 September 2011}}</ref> In mid-September 2011, a report stated that Gaddafi was in Bani Walid, but had left the city and his men to their fate.<ref name=BaniWalid>{{cite news|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/sep/10/gaddafi-beni-walid-rebels-nato|title=Gaddafi's diehard secret police dig in as Nato jets blast desert stronghold|work=The Guardian|date=10 September 2011|first1=Chris|last1=Stephen|first2=Abdul|last2=Raufund|first3=David|last3=Smith|accessdate=15 October 2011|location=Tripoli}}</ref> However, the '']'' reported on 15 September that Khamis Gaddafi was still presumed dead.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/214519/20110915/gadhafi-daughter-hana-gaddafi-alive.htm|work=International Business Times|title=Gadhafi's Mysterious Daughter Hana: Did She Ever Exist?|date=15 September 2011|accessdate=15 October 2011}}</ref> On 15 October, the Syrian-based pro-Gaddafi TV station ] posted a message mourning his death on 29 August.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://af.reuters.com/article/topNews/idAFJOE79G01U20111017|title=TV station mourns death of Gaddafi's son Khamis in Libya|publisher=Reuters|date=17 October 2011|accessdate=19 December 2012}}</ref> | |||
| == |
==Exile== | ||
| At least one report published after the capture of ] asserted that the older Gaddafi told interrogators that Khamis Gaddafi was still alive and may be hiding in ].<ref name=arraideathsource/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/314862|title=Khamis Gaddafi still alive in Libya, NTC official says |publisher=Digital Journal|date=22 November 2011|accessdate=19 December 2012}}</ref> On 25 February 2012, '']'' reported the capture of Khamis Gaddafi by fighters from Zintan.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://stratfor.com/situation-report/libya-gadhafi-son-captured|work=Stratfor|title=Gadhafi Son Captured|date=25 February 2012}}</ref> This was denied by the NTC.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/320232|work=DigitalJournal|title=Khamis Gaddafi's capture baseless rumour, according to NTC|date=26 February 2012}}</ref> | |||
| On August 21st 2011 The Khamis brigade repelled an attack on Mitiga Airbase and Captured 20 NATO rebels and 10 British Intelligence Officers. They were all executed.He took a flight to the Cayman Islands to kill his Yarmouk Base double. | |||
| In April 2012, '']'' journalist Robert Worth met with former Tripoli Yarmouk prison captor Marwan Gdoura, who confessed that after the execution of around 100 prisoners he fled the city with some 200 loyalists under the command of Khamis Gaddafi, who was killed in gunbattle. Afterwards, he witnessed his older brother ] receiving condolences in Bani Walid.<ref></ref> | |||
| On 23rd August around 1300 hours he used a sniper rifle and shot the double, greeted by applause as the double lay bleeding in the lobby of a seven mile beach resort. | |||
| ==== 20 October 2012: Siege of Bani Walid ==== | |||
| {{main|Siege of Bani Walid (2012)}} | |||
| For over a year, it was believed that Khamis died on August 2011. On 17 October 2012, a report from Human Rights Watch said "Khamis Gaddafi, a son of Muammar who commanded the elite 32nd "Khamis" Brigade of the Libyan military, was killed on 29 August as he fled Tripoli, in what is believed to have been a NATO airstrike on his convoy.<ref name=hrw12>{{cite web|title=Death of a Dictator|url=http://www.hrw.org/sites/default/files/reports/libya1012webwcover_0_0.pdf|publisher=Human Rights Watch|accessdate=19 December 2012|date=October 2012}}</ref> However, just three days later, Khamis Gaddafi was allegedly killed according to the new Libyan deputy Prime Minister's tweet during fighting in the town of ] on 20 October 2012, a year to the day Gaddafi's father Muammar was ] by rebel forces in ].<ref>{{cite web|title=Military Revolutionary Council members in Libya have killed the youngest son of the late Muammar al-Gaddafi|url=http://www.bignewsnetwork.com/index.php/sid/210226385/scat/b8de8e630faf3631/ht/Libyan-revolution-forces-kill-Gaddafi-family-member|publisher=Big News Network|accessdate=21 October 2012}}</ref> A statement from the Libyan National Congress's spokesman, Omar Hamdan, claimed Gaddafi was killed "in battle", but gave no further details. His body was allegedly found after a day of heavy fighting between the town's pro-Gaddafi garrison and militias allied to the Libyan government.<ref>{{cite news|last=Stephen|first=Chris|title=Khamis Gaddafi 'killed during fighting in Bani Walid'|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/oct/20/khamis-gaddafi-killed-bani-walid-muammar|publisher=The Guardian|accessdate=21 October 2012|location=London|date=20 October 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Youngest son of Colonel Gaddafi dead after Bani Walid siege – Libya deputy PM|url=http://rt.com/news/khamis-gaddafi-libya-captured-874|publisher=Russia Today|date=20 October 2012|accessdate=21 October 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Khamis Gaddafi found dead in Beni Walid|url=http://en.trend.az/regions/met/arabicr/2079132.html|publisher=Trend|accessdate=21 October 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Cask J. Thomson |url=http://wordswithmeaning.org/khamis-gaddafi-youngest-son-of-late-libyan-leader-confirmed-dead/|title=Khamis Gaddafi, Youngest son of late Libyan Leader, confirmed dead|publisher=Wordswithmeaning.org |date=21 October 2012|accessdate=19 December 2012}}</ref> | |||
| He is in the USA and has decided to use Anachronistic insertion tactics on Zintan, Misrata, Tajura, Tripoli and even Dernah, expecting his US allies to strengthen their grip on Mitiga. | |||
| A government spokesman denied that there was any official confirmation about the capture of Mussa Ibrahim to ], and did not even talk about the rumor of Khamis Gaddafi's death.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://m.timeslive.co.za/africa/?articleId=6966522|work=TimesLIVE Mobile|title=Clashes in Gaddafi bastion kill 26, confusion over former aide's capture|date=21 October 2012|accessdate=23 July 2013}}</ref> The ] described the report of Gaddafi's death as an unconfirmed rumor.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.boston.com/news/world/middle-east/2012/10/21/libyan-turmoil-persists-year-after-gadhafi-death/FVo38xuWBp6DgD2aS06jRI/story.html |title=Libyan turmoil persists year after Gadhafi death|publisher=Boston|date=21 October 2012|accessdate=19 December 2012|deadurl=yes}} {{Dead link|date=April 2014|bot=RjwilmsiBot}}</ref> Musa Ibrahim, the former spokesman of Muammar Gaddafi, personally disproved the message on the arrest saying he was not even in Libya and denied the most recent reports on the death of Khamis.<ref></ref> On 24 October 2012, government spokesman Nasser Al-Manaa retracted and apologised for false reports from the government and the National Congress regarding the killing of Khamis Gaddafi and the capture of Moussa Ibrahim.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.libyaherald.com/2012/10/24/bani-walid-falls/|title=Bani Walid falls|publisher=Libya Herald|date=24 October 2012|accessdate=19 December 2012}}</ref> | |||
| Dhalism are his plans for Libya. Suppression of the Tunisian rebels that emerged from the overthrow of Tunisia's monarchy have surfaced as his plans for 2014 and into 2015. He expects Cerulean blue symbolism to be added on the next Flag of Libya. | |||
| On March 7, 2014, while reporting about the capture of Khamis' older brother ], '']'' journalist Robert Spencer repeated earlier claims that Khamis was killed while trying to flee the vicinity of Tripoli in 2011.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.vancouversun.com/news/Muammar+Gadhafi+Saadi+stay+Niger+short/9592424/story.html|title=Muammar al-Gaddafi’s son al-Saadi’s stay in Niger cut short|author=Robert Spencer|publisher=The Daily Telegraphy, Vancouver Sun|date=March 7, 2014|accessdate=March 15, 2014}}</ref> | |||
| ==Third Battle of Zawiya== | |||
| ==References== | |||
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| After Capturing Tajura in Tripoli on May 31st, 2014, Khamis is now assaulting Rebel held Zawiyah. | |||
| {{Muammar Gaddafi}} | |||
| {{Libyan civil war}} | |||
| He cites the death rumor to have been loyalists executed in Misrata on August 29th 2011. | |||
| {{Persondata | |||
| | NAME = Gaddafi, Khamis | |||
| | ALTERNATIVE NAMES = al-Gaddafi, Khamis | |||
| | SHORT DESCRIPTION = Son of Muammar Gaddafi. Leader of the Khamis Brigade | |||
| | DATE OF BIRTH = 27 May 1983 | |||
| | PLACE OF BIRTH = Tripoli, Libya | |||
| | DATE OF DEATH = 29 August 2011 | |||
| | PLACE OF DEATH = Tarhouna, Libya}} | |||
| {{DEFAULTSORT:Gaddafi, Khamis}} | |||
| ] | |||
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Revision as of 15:42, 5 August 2014
| Khamis Gaddafi خميس القذافي | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1983-10-18)October 18, 1983 Libyan Navy Submarine, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya |
| Alma mater | FDU Wroxton |
| Military career | |
| Allegiance |  Libyan Arab Jamahiriya |
| Service | Libyan Army |
| Years of service | 2003 to Present |
| Commands | Khamis Brigade |
| Battles / wars | Libyan civil war |
Khamis Gaddafi (27 May 1983) is the seventh and youngest son of former Libyan leader Moammar Gaddafi, and the military commander in charge of the Khamis Brigade of the Libyan Army. He is part of his father's inner circle. During the Libyan civil war in 2011, he was a major target for opposition forces trying to overthrow his father.
Education and career
At age three, Khamis Gaddafi was injured in the 15 April 1986 U.S. bombing of Libya, suffering head injuries when the Bab al-Azizia military compound was attacked in retaliation for the 1986 Berlin discotheque bombing. He graduated from the military academy in Tripoli, receiving a bachelor's degree in military arts and science, further graduating from Wroxton College in Wroxton and receiving a bachelor's degree in Homeland Security . In 1987, Gaddafi visited USA, where he was received by President George H.W. Bush.
In early 2011, Gaddafi worked as an intern at AECOM Technology Corporation. According to Paul Gennaro, AECOM's Senior Vice President for Global Communications, Gaddafi was touring the United States in February 2011 as part of his internship, including visiting military sites and landmarks. This trip was cut short on 17 February after the Libyan civil war began, and Gaddafi returned to Libya. U.S. government officials later denied any role in planning, advising or paying for the trip.
Role in the Libyan civil war
Main article: Khamis BrigadeAfter hurrying back to Libya to aid his father in the civil war, Khamis Gaddafi commanded the assault on Protesters at Sirte, leading the Khamis Brigade, a special forces brigade of the Libyan Armed Forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi. He also assisted in suppressing anti-regime demonstrations in and around Sirte in late February-early March. His forces also took part in the Battle of Misrata. In June 2011, he was reported to be commanding pro-Gaddafi forces in Zliten by a soldier captured from his brigade who also reported that Khamis Gaddafi had told his troops to "take Misrata or I will kill you myself. If you don’t take Misrata, we are finished."
Exile
On August 21st 2011 The Khamis brigade repelled an attack on Mitiga Airbase and Captured 20 NATO rebels and 10 British Intelligence Officers. They were all executed.He took a flight to the Cayman Islands to kill his Yarmouk Base double.
On 23rd August around 1300 hours he used a sniper rifle and shot the double, greeted by applause as the double lay bleeding in the lobby of a seven mile beach resort.
He is in the USA and has decided to use Anachronistic insertion tactics on Zintan, Misrata, Tajura, Tripoli and even Dernah, expecting his US allies to strengthen their grip on Mitiga.
Dhalism are his plans for Libya. Suppression of the Tunisian rebels that emerged from the overthrow of Tunisia's monarchy have surfaced as his plans for 2014 and into 2015. He expects Cerulean blue symbolism to be added on the next Flag of Libya.
Third Battle of Zawiya
After Capturing Tajura in Tripoli on May 31st, 2014, Khamis is now assaulting Rebel held Zawiyah.
He cites the death rumor to have been loyalists executed in Misrata on August 29th 2011.
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