Monday, October 17, 2011

#Syria Oct17 Syrian TV station Al-Arrai announced Khamis’s death, saying he was killed August 29 during a battle inTarhouna


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Syrian TV station Al-Arrai announced Khamis’s death, saying he was killed August 29 during a battle inTarhouna 

LIVE Libyan Unrest: October 17, 2011

Posted on October 17, 2011 by main
We are tracking the latest developments to keep you updated on the situation on the ground. There are interactive maps located in the Protest map page to keep up with the latest movements. Also check out the featured twitters on the sidebar. On the Go? Follow us on Twitter @Feb17Libya for Live updates and discussion.All updates are in Libyan local time (GMT +2).
1:00pm: In Libya, there is fierce fighting around Bani Walid – the desert stronghold of deposed leader Muammar Gaddafi. National Transitional Council forces are also keeping up their siege of Sirte, Gaddafi’s hometown. Al Jazeera’s Khadija Magardie has more:
12:00pm:A television station based in Syria that supports Muammar Gaddafi confirmed on Monday that the deposed Libyan leader’s son Khamis had died in fighting southeast of the capital Tripoli on Aug. 29. Arrai television announced Khamis’s death, along with that of his cousin Mohammed Abdullah al-Senussi, son of Gaddafi’s wanted intelligence chief Abdullah al-Senussi , saying they were killed during a battle with National Transitional Council (NTC) forces in the city of Tarhouna, 90 km (60 miles) southeast of Tripoli.
10:00am: Libyan interim government forces said on Monday they had raised the country’s new flag over Bani Walid, one of the last bastions of pro-Muammar Gaddafi loyalists, but it was not yet clear if the town had been completely captured. “We have reached the city centre (of Bani Walid) and have raised the flag,” Colonel Abdullah Naker, head of the Tripoli Revolutionist Council, told Reuters on Sunday.
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