{"id":472800,"date":"2011-08-05T09:05:56","date_gmt":"2011-08-05T09:05:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/08\/05\/libya-rebels-claim-gaddafi-son-killed\/"},"modified":"2011-08-05T09:05:56","modified_gmt":"2011-08-05T09:05:56","slug":"libya-rebels-claim-gaddafi-son-killed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/08\/05\/libya-rebels-claim-gaddafi-son-killed\/","title":{"rendered":"Libya Rebels Claim Gaddafi Son Killed"},"content":{"rendered":"<div readability=\"22.9097142857\">\n<hr class=\"thin clear\" \/>\n<hr class=\"thin clear\" \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.english.rfi.fr\/africa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/allafrica.com\/img\/static\/publishers\/minibanners\/rfi-logo-en.jpg\" alt=\"Radio France Internationale (Paris)\" title=\"Visit Radio France Internationale (Paris)\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>5 August 2011<\/p>\n<hr class=\"thin clear\" \/>\n<p>One of Moamer Kadhafi&#8217;s sons, Khamis, was killed in an overnight Nato strike on an operations centre in the western town of Zliten, along with about 32 other people, Libya&#8217;s rebel forces said Friday.<\/p>\n<p>Citing spies operating among Kadhafi&#8217;s ranks, Mohammed Zawawi, a spokesperson for revolutionary militia groups, told the AFP news agency that Khamis was confirmed to be among the dead.<\/p>\n<p>Khamis, who has long led pro-government militia fighters, was said to be commanding the battle for Zliten, a Kadhafi stronghold that has halted the rebel advance on Tripoli.<\/p>\n<p>A few hours earlier pro-Kadhafi forces took journalists on an escorted tour of the centre of Zliten, in an attempt to disprove rebel claims the town was under attack.<\/p>\n<p>Residents said the frontline is located at a distance of 10 to15 kilometres east of the city centre while rebel official said they control three neighbourhoods in the town&#8217;s east.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<fieldset>\n<legend align=\"center\"><strong>More News on allAfrica.com<\/strong><\/legend>\n<\/fieldset>\n<p>AllAfrica &#8211; All the Time<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>Read More:<br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/allafrica.com\/stories\/201108050414.html\" title=\"Libya Rebels Claim Gaddafi Son Killed\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Libya Rebels Claim Gaddafi Son Killed<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> 5 August 2011 One of Moamer Kadhafi&#8217;s sons, Khamis, was killed in an overnight Nato strike on an operations centre in the western town of Zliten, along with about 32 other people, Libya&#8217;s rebel forces said Friday. Citing spies operating among Kadhafi&#8217;s ranks, Mohammed Zawawi, a spokesperson for revolutionary militia groups, told the AFP news agency that Khamis was confirmed to be among the dead. Khamis, who has long led pro-government militia fighters, was said to be commanding the battle for Zliten, a Kadhafi stronghold that has halted the rebel advance on Tripoli. A few hours earlier pro-Kadhafi forces took journalists on an escorted tour of the centre of Zliten, in an attempt to disprove rebel claims the town was under attack. Residents said the frontline is located at a distance of 10 to15 kilometres east of the city centre while rebel official said they control three neighbourhoods in the town&#8217;s east. 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