The head of the Libyan rebel's armed forces and two of his aides were killed by gunmen Thursday, the head of the rebel leadership said.[...]
Security officials said at the time that Younes was to be questioned about suspicions his family still had ties to Muammar Gaddafi's regime.
Younes was Gaddafi's interior minister before defecting to the rebels early in the uprising, which began in February.
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[Head of the rebels' National Transitional Council - recognized by the US as legitimate authority in Libya -] Abdul Jalil said that Younes had been summoned for questioning regarding "a military matter." He said Younes and his two aides were shot before they arrived for questioning.
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While he criticised Gaddafi for seeking to break the unity of rebel forces, he did not say directly that Younes' killers were associated with the regime.
Instead, he issued a stiff warning about "armed groups" in rebel-held cities, saying they needed to join the fight against Gaddafi or risk being arrested by security forces.
I don’t know about you, but I’m reading this to be a sign that the jockeying for top dog position has begun in earnest, and whether the CIA is clearing the path for Jalil or Jalil is simply eliminating contenders on his own, I couldn’t say, but I’ll bet you dollars to doughnuts that’s what happened to Younes, and the reason for the warning.
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