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violence against women. No wise, rational person with the minimum of dignity can do what we saw with our eyes and what [Qaddafi] asked us do.” 104 On 27 May, Qaddafi called for a new ceasefire, along with an end to NATO bombings. His proposal was rejected by both rebels and NATO. On 1 June, the NATO Secretary General extended the mission in Libya for an additional 90 days, vowing to stand with the rebels against the Qaddafi regime. 105 In the first weeks of June, reports came in that Qaddafi’s son Mutassim was killed in an airstrike. At roughly the same time, it was reported that Libyan Major General Abu-Bakr Yunis Jabr was executed by Qaddafi for not killing protestors. 106 in an increasingly desperate bid for a truce, on 16 June, another of Qaddafi’s sons, Saif al-Islam, announced that his father’s regime would allow elections in three months. This proposal for a ceasefire was again rejected by all parties, as rebel forces were closing in on Tripoli. 107 On 27 June, as NATO bombing of Tripoli continued, the International Criminal Court in The Hague issued arrest warrants for Qaddafi, Saif al-Islam, and Libyan Chief of Military Intelligence Abdullah al-Senussi for the murder and abuse of hundreds to thousands of Libyan civilians between February and June 2011. 108 NTC forces and officials in Benghazi and the rest of the nation greeted these arrest warrants warmly, Libyan revolutionaries celebrate in Martyr Square (formerly Green Square) in Tripoli. declaring that international justice had been served, and that the warrants further increased the legitimacy of the revolution. Rebel forces continued to make major gains throughout July, pushing toward Tripoli by late July. However, on 29 July, General Younis, the Libyan Interior Minister-turned-NTC-general, was assassinated by rebel forces. 109 the assassination has created rifts within the NTC and rebel forces as a whole. NTC president Jalil had called for Younis’ arrest for potential ties to the Qaddafi regime, but it is unclear whether the assassination was a result of such alleged ties to the regime or of rogue soldiers in the rebel army. Upon news of Younis’ death, minor chaos broke out among rebel soldiers in Benghazi, as Younis had come to be either loved or hated by his soldiers. In his announcement of Younis’ death, Jalil declared him “one of the heroes of the 17th of February revolution.” 110 As of the present, Younis’ assassination is still outstanding, and many within the NTC and associated forces have called for those responsible for his death to be brought to justice. despite the assassination of younis and internal rifts that it has created, rebel forces continued to press forward to Tripoli through August. Major fighting was still occurring in the cities of Zawiya, Sibrata, and Gharyan, but rebels quickly gained ground, capturing 28 Melbourne Host Directorate PTY LTD | Office of Media and Design
these major cities between 15 August and 20 August. Beginning on 20 August, rebel forces launched their major offensive against Tripoli. With the aid of rebels within the city, opposition forces quickly claimed much of the city. By the morning of 22 August, rebel forces held nearly 90% of the city, including the city center, the Green Square. The majority of loyalist opposition remained in and around Qaddafi’s military complex, Bab al-Azizia. An assault on Bab al-Azizia began on 23 August, and the complex was cleared over the course of the next day. Loyalist forces were in full retreat in the following days, as rebel forces eliminated the last pockets of resistance in the nation. As they retreated, loyalist forces indiscriminately and brutally killed civilians – notably, the charred bodies of roughly 50 civilians were found near an abandoned military base on 27 August. 111 this morning, on 28 August, NtC forces captured the last remaining army base in Tripoli. With this capture, the whole of Tripoli has fallen to the NTC forces, and Qaddafi and his loyalist forces have lost their central base. ROLE OF THE NATIONAL TRANSITIONAL COUNCIL Now that we have captured Tripoli, the Libyan revolution is all but over. However, our work is just beginning. The fall of Tripoli signals the fall of the Qaddafi regime, after 32 years of oppression. And it signals the breaking of a new dawn for Libya and the Libyan people, who have so bravely and passionately demanded it. As the leaders of the National transitional Council, it is our sacred and greatest duty to ensure that this is indeed a new dawn for Libya, and that the lives of our brothers in revolution will not have been given in vain. The task that lies before us will not be an easy one. Much of Libya has been reduced to ruins, after seven months of street-by-street combat. Our people are restless, and there is much to be done. It is of the utmost importance that we meet the needs of the Libyan people; however, we must take care to maintain our leadership over our people. With the previous government of Libya removed, we, the NTC, have become the ruling body, and any loss of legitimacy in the eyes of our people may result in our own downfalls, as well as the collapse of the revolution and of Libya as a whole. To that end, the two most important and long-term goals of this body should be the consolidation of power around the NTC and the rebuilding of Libya and the lives of its people. international organizations and foreign nations, especially coalition nations, have promised us aid as we consolidate as a government, but we will need to determine the best ways to appropriate these funds. That being said, however, there are many obstacles that we will face in the coming months. The largest and most pressing of these obstacles is the cleaning up of loyalist resistance across the country. There are still a few pockets of resistance. in particular, Sirte and Bani Walid are the major remaining pro-Qaddafi strongholds. In addition to these strongholds, Qaddafi himself and his sons Saif al-Islam and Khamis are still at large. It is believed that they fled during the battle of Tripoli to either Sirte or Bani Walid. The capture or killing of Qaddafi or his sons will obviously have a demoralizing effect on loyalist forces, perhaps even ending opposition for good. However, the cities of Sirte and Bani Walid are relatively well-stocked, and major attacks may be ill-advised. An alternative strategy would be to lay siege to the cities until a loyalist surrender; this, of course, would increase the risk of Qaddafi and his sons escaping further, perhaps to a neighboring nation offering amnesty. The next largest set of obstacles is, of course, the huge social and economic consequences of the revolution. Socially, there are roughly one million Libyan refugees who have fled to foreign nations since the beginning of the revolution. The majority of these refugees can be found in Tunisia and in Egypt; however, given the recent turmoil in each of these two nations, it is likely that care for Libyan refugees is not a high priority. Efforts should be made to reintegrate these refugees back into Libyan society in a sensible and effective way. Of course, this will mean providing homes and work for these refugees, as well as for those still residing within Libya. Economically, as previously mentioned, Libya relies heavily on oil output. Pushing for the speedy reopening of Libya’s oil flow will bring funds to our new government, but it will take much time and effort to resume oil 29 Melbourne Host Directorate PTY LTD | Office of Media and Design
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