"The killing of Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, the most prominent surviving son of former Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi, removes a figure who commanded symbolic influence among some Libyans, even as he was reviled by others as the representative of a hated regime. The 53-year-old, killed on Tuesday in the western Libyan town of Zintan, was an alternative to the country's current power duopoly, split between the United Nations-recognised government in the capital, Tripoli, and the so-called Libyan National Army in the east of the country."
"However, the manner of Gaddafi's death his political team said that four masked men had stormed his house and shot him has once again highlighted the insecurity Libya still faces, and the murky nature of the country's political divides. Saif al-Islam Gaddafi had some influence in Libya despite having no notable military force under his command, and no control over territory, unlike his rivals."
Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, the most prominent surviving son of former Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi, was killed in Zintan at age 53. His death removes a symbolic figure who held influence among some Libyans while being reviled by others as representative of a hated regime. He had no significant military force or territorial control but served as an alternative to the duopoly split between the United Nations-recognised government in Tripoli and the Libyan National Army in the east. The killing, reportedly by four masked men who stormed his house, underscored Libya's continuing insecurity and deep political divides. He was once seen as a Western-friendly reformer before endorsing his father's 2011 brutal crackdown and threatening "rivers of blood."
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