historic moment that marks a milestone in the history of the Libyan people, Arab League Recognizes New Govt:
Tripoli has fallen to the Libyan rebel fighters, and a new transitional government is in the process of being installed.“This is a historic moment that marks a milestone in the history of the Libyan people,” said the Arab League in its statement. “We hope thecouncil's efforts are successful in leading the new phase and protecting the independence, sovereignty and integrity of Libyan lands.” The Arab League and Egypt have announced their recognition of Libya's new National Transitional Council in separate statements issued from Cairo. But no one knows where the country's dictator, former strongman Muammar Qaddafi is. Qaddafi, who ruled with an iron fist for 41 years, vowed never to step down andnever to leave the country. Unnamed sources quoted by the pan-Arab Al Jazeera news network said that two bodies have been found, believed possibly to be those of Qaddafi's son Khamis and his chief of intelligence, Abdallah Senussi.One of Qaddafi's sons, Mohammed, has allegedly managed to escape house arrestwith the assistance of loyalist forces. His third son, Saif was also captured by the opposition forces and reportedly still remains in custody.
