Sources affiliated with the Gaddafi family spoke to Asharq al-Awsat via telephone, saying that the city of al-Bayda [east Libya] is witnessing riots and widespread violence, led by armed militias.[...]
Libyan sources told Asharq al-Awsat that the Libyan leader, Colonel Muammar Gaddafi, will not flee the country if the situation escalates, and that he intends to die on Libyan soil.
That’s exactly what Mubarak said just a few days before he packed it in. However, I have a feeling The Libyan Fashionista will be a bit more heavy handed with his protesters, and the dying on Libyan soil might be their fate rather than his.
At any rate, the people don’t seem to be in the peaceful protest mindset of their Egyptian neighbors.
The sources said: "the militias are in control of al-Bayda and they are killing anyone who stands in their way, even if they are opponents of the regime". They added that the militia groups had stormed a prison, released the inmates, and then conducted acts of violence against the people, as well as looting.[...]
The sources pointed out that the majority of soldiers in "Legion 36" are of "Tabu" origin, a dark-skinned tribe living in the Kufra governorate. When they entered al-Bayda the residents thought they were African mercenaries, recruited by the government to fight against them. Thus they [the militia] killed them and mutilated their bodies.
....but hey, do what you want....you will anyway.
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