Sorin Adam Matei
Analysis, research, maps, and essays from Sorin Adam Matei.
Gaddafi’s hometown and loyal city Sirt has fallen to the rebel forces and Gaddafi was killed after being gravely wounded while trying to escape in a convoy. Death is confirmed by this cell phone image and by the Al Jezeera video below.…
UPDATE: Gaddafi was shot and killed on October 20 in Sirt. See Gaddafi killing video and map. The news from Tripoli, Libya is not good. Mass graves of over 1000 prisoners killed in cold blood 15 years ago are uncovered around the…
Abdel Majid Mlegta is the man who single handedly turned the siege of Tripoli by the rebel forces from a stalemate into a quick, over night victory. Operation Dawn Mermaid, a joint operation of rebel forces on the ground and NATO bombing…