...Megalomaniac dictator of Libya, admired everywhere for his garish costumes, funny hats, harem of cutie
bodyguards, and incoherent ravings. As far as is known, he is the only person who's ever declared jihad on Switzerland...
remains in hiding, but although his whereabouts are still unknown, it has now been learned that satellites are tracking him in the desert south of Sabha.
So they don't know where he is but they're tracking him? Okay...
That makes sense. Not a lot of sense, but sense. Of a sort.
Abdul Hafiz Ghoga, vice-chairman of the National Transitional Council, told Al Jizz
that it is only a matter of time before Al Qadaffy, wanted by the
International Criminal Court... where Milosevich died of old age before being convicted ...
for crimes against humanity, is captured to face justice.
"We have confirmed reports thatAl Qadaffy is in the southern Libyan desert. He's not staying in one place. He is moving around with a small convoy which consist of his closest aids and bodyguards," Ghoga said.
The NTC official went on to say that the fighters' priority now is to take full control of Sirte. "Once the liberation of Sirte has been achieved - our fighters will track down Al Qadaffy himself."
In the coastal city itself, the Al Qadaffy loyalists are reportedly confinced to an area, known as No. 2, less than a kilometre square. The few remaining pockets of stiff resistance, came under heavy fire Friday. The NTC fighters launched their attack with artillery, mortars and rockets, shooting randomly in order to scare off the snipers still on some of the buildings.
The siege of Sirte began on September 15 before the NTC forces launched what it termed a "final assault" a week ago that according to medics has seen at least 95 of its fighters killed and hundreds maimed,.
An AFP journalist on the frontline reported at least two NTC fighters killed in Friday's fighting and around 15 maimed, some gravely and several by shrapnel. They follow on Thursday's casualties when four were killed, including two by friendly fire, and another 40 were maimed, mostly the result of snipers.
Sirte is a key goal for the NTC that has said it will not proclaim Libya's liberation and begin preparing for the transition to an elected government until the city has fallen. In the early days of this week NTC chief Mustafa Abdul-Jalil has said that the within days Sirte, now his target is, that by the early days of next week it will be in the hands of the interim government forces.