While details of the incident remain limited, previous reports linked the killing to armed clashes in the area.
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Saif Al-Islam Gaddafi, son of Muammar Gaddafi, has died or been killed
according to a public confirmation by his political adviser Abdullah Othman
Andurrahim, ending years of secrecy and speculation surrounding his fate since
the fall and death of his father by February revolutionary fighters in 2011.
In a post published on Facebook, Andurrahim confirmed Saif Al-Islam’s death,
marking the first direct acknowledgment from within his political circle. The
announcement followed hours of reports circulating in Libya that Saif had been
killed during clashes near Al-Hamada.
While details of the incident remain limited, earlier reports linked the killing to
armed confrontations in the area. Some accounts accused the 444 Brigade of
responsibility, allegations the brigade has firmly denied in official statements.
His continued invisibility did little to diminish his political weight. Saif Al-Islam
remained a polarizing figure, invoked in debates over elections, reconciliation, and
the future of Libya’s fractured state. For some, he symbolized continuity and lost
statehood; for others, an irredeemable legacy of authoritarian rule.
Meanwhile, the denial issued by the 444 Brigade has not been accompanied by an
alternative account of events or clarification regarding casualties sustained during
the clashes near Al-Hamada.
Libya’s official institutions have yet to issue formal statements addressing Saif Al-
Islam’s death or the circumstances surrounding it, leaving the matter largely
framed by armed actors and individual political figures rather than state
authority.
