#Saif Saif fled Sirte and is en route to neighboring Niger, where his brother is rumored to be hiding

@kjshimekKyle J. Shimek

Gaddafi's son reportedly fled #Libya: Saif al-Islam thought to be wounded in gun battle:thebea.st/qXrPgq

Confusion remained on Friday over the whereabouts of Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, rumored to be Col. Muammar Gaddafi’s favorite and most well-known son. A recent report by a senior military commander claims Saif fled Sirte and is en route to neighboring Niger, where his brother is rumored to be hiding. In the ensuing chaos after his father was killed early Thursday, there were conflicting reports of Saif being killed, held in custody, or hospitalized. Libya’s new government worries that if Saif is alive, he could be a symbol of a possible insurgency. Two of Gaddafi’s children are believed to be dead, while three others, including his daughter, have fled to Algeria.

Gaddafi's Son Mutassim Killed

The Libyan interim government has confirmed that Muammar Gaddafi’s fifth son and the former national-security adviserMutassim Gaddafi has been killed. There are reports that another of his sons, Saif al-Islam, who was often seen as the heir apparent to his father, is also dead. It's increasingly clear that Thursday was a bloody day for Gaddafi loyalists. Reports indicate that many of Gaddafi’s top officials were killed, including Abu Bakr Yunis, the former defense minister. Gaddafi’s spokesman, Moussa Ibrahim, and senior Libyan intelligence chief Abd Allah al-Sanusi were captured.