MET Exclusive
Most of the intrernational media has been abused by a propaganda campaign originating in Libya’s coastal city, Misrata, and probably destined at mobilizing Libyan public opinion in favor of launching new attacks on the Bani Walid stronghold of the Warfala tribe.
Take the London Guardian:
Khamis Gaddafi’s body was found after a day of fighting between a pro-Gaddafi garrison and militias allied to the Libyan government.
Khamis Gaddafi, youngest son of the former Libyan dictator, has been killed during fighting in the town of Bani Walid, a year to the day that rebel forces killed his father, Muammar.
A short statement from the Libyan national congress spokesman, Omar Hamdan, said the 28-year-old was killed “in battle” but gave no further details.
And:
Earlier in the day another leading member of Gaddafi’s administration, former spokesman and foreign minister Moussa Ibrahim, was captured as he tried to flee north of Bani Walid.
True?
Not true: Khamis Ghaddafi has been killed 14 months as Shaffaf had confirmed in August 2011. He has not be resurrected, to be killed once more!
As for the spokesman of the old dictator (he was never Gaddafi’s foreign minister, as The Guardian claims), Ibrahim Moussa, our sources are adamant he is thriving very far away from Bani Walid. In fact, he is living in Germany, with his german wife.
A third member of the Qaddafi team, claimed to have been recently captured, in Bani Waid is Milad al-Faqhi. Contrary to reports, he lives and thrives in Egypt.
So, where did the rumors originate and why? Probably out of Misrata and for the purpose of inflaming public opinion.
Shaffaf sources warn the Misrata-Bani Walid war has its origins in ancient tribal conflicts which go a way back to the Ottoman period.
However the new conflict could spill over to all of Libya’s districts as the tribes of Bani Walid and Misrata are spread all over Libya. The Misrata-Bani Walid could be the start of the dreaded civil war in Libya.