The message gave no clues as the his current whereabouts, although his son, Saif Al-Islam, and others have said in the last 48 hours that he is alive and well in hiding in Tripoli.Īssociated Press reporters inside Qaddafi's overrun Tripoli compound said parts of it appeared to still be under control of government forces who were firing toward the rebels, making for an atmosphere of joyful celebration mixed with tension. He called the withdrawal of his troops from there a tactical move. In the message, Qaddafi said his heavily fortified Bab Al-Aziziya compound had already been leveled to the ground by 64 NATO airstrikes. Al-Orouba TV has long been seen as a Qaddafi mouthpiece, so it is impossible to verify when the recording was made. Al-Orouba TV reportedly broadcast a message from the for-now Libyan leader on Tuesday, and he vowed victory or death against "aggression," Reuters reports.
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