Libyan Rebel Commander Gen Abdel Fattah Younes Shot Dead By A Militia Linked To His Own Side

A rebel minister has said Libyan rebel commander Gen Abdel Fattah Younes was shot dead by his own militia. Gen Younes was killed by members of the Obaida Ibn Jarrah Brigade, which is an Islamist group on the rebel side.

Gen Younes defected to the rebel side back in February after serving in the Libyan leadership since the 1969 coup which brought Col Muammar Gaddafi to power. A leader of the militia had provided information on the circumstances of Younes’ death. Younes and two of his aides were killed after being called to the rebel stronghold for a meeting.

Younes’ shot and burned body, and the bodies of his aides, were found on the edge of Benghazi on Friday. Oil minister Tarhouni said “His lieutenants did it,” before adding that the killers are still at large.No motive has been provided in the death of General Younes.

Col Gaddafi’s government said the killing proves that the rebels were not capable of ruling Libya and it is also a slap in the faces of NATO, who have been fighting hard for the rebels cause.

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