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The Special Court for Sierra Leone held accountable for his role as the financial perpetrator of the massacres that caused around 50,000 deaths in the country during the Sierra Leone Civil War, David M. Crane, the court's founding prosecutor , alleged that Gaddafi trained, financed weapons and sent soldiers based on his bad relationship with the country based on a boycott led by [[Siaka Stevens]], Charles Taylor ensured the participation of Colonel Libio, Crane claimed that his calls for justice were not heeded due to that the West improved its ties with Gaddafi. | The Special Court for Sierra Leone held accountable for his role as the financial perpetrator of the massacres that caused around 50,000 deaths in the country during the Sierra Leone Civil War, David M. Crane, the court's founding prosecutor , alleged that Gaddafi trained, financed weapons and sent soldiers based on his bad relationship with the country based on a boycott led by [[Siaka Stevens]], Charles Taylor ensured the participation of Colonel Libio, Crane claimed that his calls for justice were not heeded due to that the West improved its ties with Gaddafi. | ||
This led to the 2011 Libyan Civil War, which included a military intervention by a NATO-led coalition to enforce a UN Security Council Resolution 1973 calling for a no-fly zone and protection of civilians in Libya. The assets of Gaddafi and his family were frozen, and both Interpol and the International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants on June 27<sup>th</sup> for Gaddafi, his son [[Saif al-Islam Gaddafi]], and his brother-in-law [[Abdullah Senussi]], concerning crimes against humanity. | This led to the 2011 Libyan Civil War, which included a military intervention by a NATO-led coalition to enforce a UN Security Council Resolution 1973 calling for a no-fly zone and protection of civilians in Libya. The assets of Gaddafi and his family were frozen, and both Interpol and the International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants on June 27<sup>th</sup> for Gaddafi, his son [[Saif al-Islam Gaddafi]], and his brother-in-law [[Abdullah Senussi]], concerning crimes against humanity.<ref>[https://www.icc-cpi.int/libya/gaddafi Gaddafi Case], International Criminal Court</ref> | ||
[[File:Article-0-0E7B636000000578-526 634x441.jpg|thumb|Gaddafi being lynched after being wounded by a grenade]] | [[File:Article-0-0E7B636000000578-526 634x441.jpg|thumb|Gaddafi being lynched after being wounded by a grenade]] | ||
Gaddafi and his forces lost the Battle of Tripoli in August, and on September 16<sup>th</sup>, 2011 the NTC took Libya's seat at the UN, replacing Gaddafi. He retained control over parts of Libya, most notably the city of Sirte, to which it was presumed that he had fled. Although Gaddafi's forces initially held out against the NTC's advances, Gaddafi was captured alive in a drainage tunnel as Sirte fell to the rebel forces on Thursday the October 20<sup>th</sup>, 2011 when he tried to escape from Libya. He was brutally beaten, slashed, shot several times, and sodomized to an inch of his life by enraged and vengeful rebels before finally being killed by an unidentified rebel with a gunshot to the head. It was reported that during the flogging, Gaddafi, who had once been the most feared man in Libya for over 4 decades, was pleading for mercy and begging for his life. His son Mutassim as well as Abu Bakr Yunus Jabr, the Defense Minister of Libya under him, were captured and killed alongside him. His death was filmed and shown on news programs. After his death, their bodies were denied an Islamic funeral (which calls for the bodies to be buried within 24 hours), stored in a freezer for 5 days, and buried in unmarked graves in the Libyan desert to ensure that a shrine could not be built. | Gaddafi and his forces lost the Battle of Tripoli in August, and on September 16<sup>th</sup>, 2011 the NTC took Libya's seat at the UN, replacing Gaddafi. He retained control over parts of Libya, most notably the city of Sirte, to which it was presumed that he had fled. Although Gaddafi's forces initially held out against the NTC's advances, Gaddafi was captured alive in a drainage tunnel as Sirte fell to the rebel forces on Thursday the October 20<sup>th</sup>, 2011 when he tried to escape from Libya. He was brutally beaten, slashed, shot several times, and sodomized to an inch of his life by enraged and vengeful rebels before finally being killed by an unidentified rebel with a gunshot to the head. It was reported that during the flogging, Gaddafi, who had once been the most feared man in Libya for over 4 decades, was pleading for mercy and begging for his life. His son Mutassim as well as Abu Bakr Yunus Jabr, the Defense Minister of Libya under him, were captured and killed alongside him. His death was filmed and shown on news programs. After his death, their bodies were denied an Islamic funeral (which calls for the bodies to be buried within 24 hours), stored in a freezer for 5 days, and buried in unmarked graves in the Libyan desert to ensure that a shrine could not be built. | ||
Since Gaddafi's death, Libya's central government has effectively collapsed and civil war has continued to rage in Libya as various factions fight against each other to gain control of the country. Several factions of pro-Gaddafi loyalists have been formed over the years in attempts to restore the Jamahiriya, with no success. | Since Gaddafi's death, Libya's central government has effectively collapsed and civil war has continued to rage in Libya as various factions fight against each other to gain control of the country. Several factions of pro-Gaddafi loyalists have been formed over the years in attempts to restore the Jamahiriya, with no success. The civil officially came to an end in 2020, with Libya currently under the rule of the provisional Government of National Unity. | ||
==Terrorist organizations funded by Gaddafi== | ==Terrorist organizations funded by Gaddafi== | ||
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**Removal of weapons of mass destruction from the state | **Removal of weapons of mass destruction from the state | ||
**Recognition of the state by the Arab League. | **Recognition of the state by the Arab League. | ||
*When NATO intervened in Libya in 2011, Turkey, under Prime Minister [[Recep Tayyip Erdoğan]] was reluctant to act, only urging Gaddafi to step down months later. | *When NATO intervened in Libya in 2011, Turkey, under Prime Minister [[Recep Tayyip Erdoğan]] was reluctant to act, only urging Gaddafi to step down months later. | ||
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