![]() ![]() ![]() The rebels who triumphed nine months later might easily have rewarded him with a summary execution, as they did his father and other high-ranking officials. Some of his Western friends even spoke of him as Libya’s potential savior.īut when the revolution came, Seif enthusiastically joined the Qaddafi regime’s brutal crackdown. He cultivated respected political scientists and lectured young Libyans on civics. Seif had studied at the London School of Economics and spoke the language of democracy and human rights. With his clean-cut good looks, rimless glasses and impeccable English, he seemed utterly different from his flamboyant, erratic father. Until the Libyan uprising began, in February 2011, Seif was widely seen in the West as the country’s best hope for incremental reform. They saw a face that had been ubiquitous on Libyan state television: Seif al-Islam el-Qaddafi, the second son of the country’s notorious dictator and one of the rebels’ chief targets. ![]() The gunmen stopped the cars and found a youngish bald man with bandages covering his right hand. Ten years ago, near the remote Libyan desert town of Awbari, a band of armed rebels ambushed a small convoy that was fleeing south toward Niger. To hear more audio stories from publications like The New York Times, download Audm for iPhone or Android. ![]()
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