# Zintan

Assassination of Saif al‑Islam Gaddafi at a Fraught Moment Risks Re‑igniting Libya’s Factional War

Saif al‑Islam Gaddafi was assassinated on 3 February in Zintan by masked gunmen who reportedly disabled security cameras before killing him. His death comes at a politically sensitive moment and risks provoking reprisals, deepening factional divisions, and further undermining Libya’s fragile path to national reconciliation.

SoMi2026年2月5日 04:00

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Saif al‑Islam Gaddafi Killed in Attack in Zintan, Threatening Libya’s Fragile Order

Saif al‑Islam Gaddafi was killed in an attack in Zintan on 3 February, a development reported by Xinhua. His death removes a contentious political figure whose presence had both complicated accountability and offered a potential—if problematic—avenue for reintegrating elements of the old regime into Libya’s fractured politics, and it raises the risk of renewed militia violence and wider destabilization.

SoMi2026年2月4日 08:20

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