CNN's Dan Rivers reports one of Moammar Gadhafi's sons was captured Wednesday in Sirte.
Abdul Hakeem Belhaj, one of the most effective commanders among anti-Gadhafi forces in Libya, has seen plenty of combat in his 45 years. A well-built, bearded man with dark, serious eyes, he fought against the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan -- and alongside al Qaeda in the dying days of the Taliban regime.
Libyan rebel leader Abdul Hakeem Belhaj fought against the Soviets in Afghanistan during his long military career.
The death of al Qaeda's No. 2, Atiyah Abdul Rahman in Pakistan, is a hammer blow to the terrorist organization.
Hundreds of Islamist militants were among the prisoners freed from a notorious Tripoli prison this week, according to a former Libyan jihadist.
Libya's beleaguered leader Moammar Gadhafi Thursday blamed the uprising sweeping Libya on Osama bin Laden and al Qaeda, accusing the terrorist group of supplying Libyans with pills inducing them to revolt. "Our children have been manipulated by al Qaeda," he told Libyan state television by telephone.
In his latest appearance on State TV, Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi talks about Osama bin Laden.
Libyan authorities Tuesday released three top leaders of the Libyan Islamic Fighting Group, successfully concluding a three-year peace process that has produced an alliance against al Qaeda.
The Jihadi Code
updated: Sat Nov 28 2009 07:42:00
Saif al Islam Gadhafi, the son of the Libyan leader talks to CNN about a new Jihadi code that could help fight terror in Libya.
The long and intricate peace negotiations between the Libyan government and a radical Islamist group were nearly derailed by the sudden death in a Tripoli prison of a prominent Libyan Jihadist, Libyan sources revealed to CNN.
A recently completed peace deal with an Islamic militant group in Libya will help pave the way for the political opening and economic modernization of Libya, Saif al Islam al Gadhafi, the second eldest son of Libya's leader told CNN in an exclusive interview.
In what may prove one of the biggest breakthroughs against Islamist terrorism since 9/11, the Libyan Islamic Fighting Group (LIFG), a militant Libyan Jihadist group, once allied with Osama bin Laden and with close personal ties to al Qaeda's senior leadership, is publicly repudiating al Qaeda's ideology.
From within Libya's most secure jail a new challenge to al Qaeda is emerging.
A suspected torture complex with chains hanging from walls and ceilings and a bed connected to an electrical system.
More militants from Libya are turning up in Iraq, U.S. military researchers say.
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