Gadhafi spotted as rebels capture parts of south Libya town

<p> </p><p><img alt="" height="183" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5_lgPczaw5ts2WYN-RlcHgwKLsuEjpKyh8wMQaSYfdmosWxiQ3Qdu9WHy13CCjKCO_CwnJF2wlF-d-QkOiJv-63EkzRFeSutu5uE0EfhZIa4uzEEf5pI2dopdEc0uSgZl45gfSqQMGTyu/" style="float: left;" width="275" />Fugitive Libyan leader Muammar Gadhafi was spotted in the southern city of Sabha a few days ago, the regional daily Asharq al-Awsat reported on Tuesday, citing an eyewitness. The witness claimed that Gadhafi was living in the city, located around 750 kilometers south of the capital Tripoli. Anti-Gadhafi fighters firing a cannon near Sirte, the hometown of deposed leader Muammar Gadhafi, September 17, 2011. Photo by: Reuters Gadhafi's whereabouts have been unknown since rebels took over Tripoli in August. However, he continues to send statements and voice messages through the Syria-based al-Rai channel. The report comes after the anti-Gadhafi rebels said they took over parts of Sabha city as well as its airport. "The airport of Sabha has been liberated by our fighters," a military spokesman, Colonel Ahmed Bani, said in Tripoli on Monday. "Also two villages near Sabha have been liberated." For around a week the rebels have been fighting pro-Gadhafi fighters, who have put up stiff resistance in his birthplace of Sirte and the desert town of Bani Walid, south-east of Tripoli. Almost a month after they overran Tripoli, the rebels are at pains to take control of the two strongholds before their leaders can declare all of the North African country "liberated."</p>

Gadhafi spotted as rebels capture parts of south Libya town

  Fugitive Libyan leader Muammar Gadhafi was spotted in the southern city of Sabha a few days ago, the regional daily Asharq al-Awsat report...

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