Leader of the Libyan rebels killed
Two hours ago, at a meeting with field commanders, the nominal head of the so-called. "Transitional National Council" Jalil, admitted that the so-called. "commander in chief" so-called. "Libya's National Liberation Army" Abdul Fatah Younis is dead, thus confirming rumors that have been unofficially reported from Tripoli for two days. There is no information about the exact time and circumstances of the death of the main field commander of the "rebels".Abdul Fatah Yunis, one of Muammar Gaddafi’s associates in the 1969 revolution, was considered the leader’s closest friend for more than 40 years, and according to some analysts he was even an “official number 2” in the informal ranking table, more than 20 years in the rank of army general served as Minister of the Interior and was considered "a supporter of the toughest course towards the opposition." Moreover, in recent years, according to the Italian press, he expressed dissatisfaction with the "growing influence of young people who do not have serious merit" (implying, obviously, the strengthening of the positions of Safe ul-Islam Gaddafi). On February 22, 2011, he deserted (officially considered to have “resigned”) from Tripoli and moved to Benghazi, taking with him the military police units he personally created. In his first statement, he called on the army "to take an example from the gendarmerie, join the people and support their legitimate demands." Two days later, on February 25, during an interview with John Simpson, he stated that "he was disappointed in Gaddafi, but is convinced that he will fight not for life, but for death and will sooner commit suicide than surrender." February 27 was declared commander of the rebel forces. On the eve of the bombing, NATO lost the battle for Benghazi, after which government troops entered the outskirts of the city. In mid-March, at the request of the Americans (formally “in connection with the long-standing friendship with the dictator”) he relinquished his post to an emigrant, Colonel Khalifa Belkasim Hefter, who arrived from America, according to media reports, who is a CIA staff member, having transferred to the post of “chief of the general staff”, however after Hefter's removal from office after the third unsuccessful assault on Breguet, at the joint request of Paris and Rome, he returned to the post of "commander in chief". In mid-April in Tripoli, it was officially announced that the cause of desertion of “Person No. 2” was a criminal case instituted against him for corruption, but the press conference promised the next day did not take place, since at dawn, for few hours before it starts aviation NATO bombed the Libyan State Archives and Prosecutor General's Office.
The death of a deserter can mean either that the recent defeat of the “insurgents” under Brega was even more fatal than the representatives of Tripoli officially reported, or on the threshold of the so-called. The "national dialogue congress" squabbles between the Libyan "democrats" groups went into an extremely fierce phase, aggravated by the growing contradictions between the United States, requiring "uncompromising struggle until complete victory and the departure of the whole Gadhafi family from Libya," and Europeans who agree on milder reconciliation conditions .
Abdel-Fatah Younis died from his wounds in a hospital in Egypt. The circumstances of the injury are unknown.
According to analysts of the CIA, the Libyan army, it turns out, today retains a lot of forces, weapons, inspired and can withstand a longer period of resistance than previously predicted. Its technical and human potential cannot be considered exhausted.
Revolution is vital Brega. At any cost. Without this success, a “ceasefire” cannot be announced. Coalitions should focus on Brega all the efforts of Europe. It is vital to consider that the only power of the revolutionaries is air strikes. Their technique, including Tanks iAbrams, cannot compete with Russian equipment operated by the government, even considering that Russian tanks are old.
For the coalition, the only and best solution now is to take Brega at any price, immediately declare a cease-fire and establish Libya’s de facto section, gaining control of at least some of the "oil valves". Without this, everything is meaningless. For this reason, the Brega assault must continue, whatever the failures and losses. Although some losses are irreparable. In particular, they should include the death of a battalion of Yemenis. Without these 120 experienced fighters, the front can be broken through even by the forces that Brega’s defenders have.
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