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30-11-2006, 12:00
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Captain Mohammed Al-Kaheer, identified as leading the revolution in Libya.
Revolution in Libya - Country renamed, reorganised
CNN - Tripoli, Libya: The regime of Colonel Muammar Abu Minyar al-Qadhafi came toppling down overnight following a brutal rebellion by the civilian population and sympathetic military officers in what appears to have been an orchestrated Marxist revolution against the Qadhafi Regime's 'Third Universal Theory'.
Following increasing dissent among elements of the military and the larger civilian population, a popular revolution was sparked overnight following the deaths of three public service workers in suspicious circumstances.
Three men working on telephone cables in Tripoli came under fire and were killed by members of the Libyan Infantry. Initial reports suggested the three men were running from an Army order to halt, but military officials later admitted the soldiers in question were drunk and opened fire randomly.
The deaths led to civic protests against military power, which saw crowds on the streets protesting against Quadhafi. Following military attempts to crush the protests, the numbers gathered and violence occured. Following this, elements of the military appear to have defected and joined the protesters, who then marched on the People's Palace.
Qadhafi was deposed at 12.15pm local time.
It is understood that the revolution seems to have been led by a former military officer of the Libyan Army, Captain Mohammed Al-Kaheer. Unusually, Al-Kaheer (pictured at the top of the article) is not of Arab descent, but of European.
Mohammed Al-Kaheer was born James Gates in the United Kingdom, before converting to Islam and emigrating to Libya due to allegations of terrorist activities with the Communist Party of Great Britain. There, he obtained citizenship and entered the Libyan Army, reaching the rank of Captain and command of three Platoons of tanks.
Al-Kaheer has not commented himself on his part in leading the revolution, but he is understood to be a fervant Marxist, with some former friends citing 'anarchist' and 'Menshevik' influences on his beliefs.
We shall keep you updated as news continues to break.
Captain Mohammed Al-Kaheer, identified as leading the revolution in Libya.
Revolution in Libya - Country renamed, reorganised
CNN - Tripoli, Libya: The regime of Colonel Muammar Abu Minyar al-Qadhafi came toppling down overnight following a brutal rebellion by the civilian population and sympathetic military officers in what appears to have been an orchestrated Marxist revolution against the Qadhafi Regime's 'Third Universal Theory'.
Following increasing dissent among elements of the military and the larger civilian population, a popular revolution was sparked overnight following the deaths of three public service workers in suspicious circumstances.
Three men working on telephone cables in Tripoli came under fire and were killed by members of the Libyan Infantry. Initial reports suggested the three men were running from an Army order to halt, but military officials later admitted the soldiers in question were drunk and opened fire randomly.
The deaths led to civic protests against military power, which saw crowds on the streets protesting against Quadhafi. Following military attempts to crush the protests, the numbers gathered and violence occured. Following this, elements of the military appear to have defected and joined the protesters, who then marched on the People's Palace.
Qadhafi was deposed at 12.15pm local time.
It is understood that the revolution seems to have been led by a former military officer of the Libyan Army, Captain Mohammed Al-Kaheer. Unusually, Al-Kaheer (pictured at the top of the article) is not of Arab descent, but of European.
Mohammed Al-Kaheer was born James Gates in the United Kingdom, before converting to Islam and emigrating to Libya due to allegations of terrorist activities with the Communist Party of Great Britain. There, he obtained citizenship and entered the Libyan Army, reaching the rank of Captain and command of three Platoons of tanks.
Al-Kaheer has not commented himself on his part in leading the revolution, but he is understood to be a fervant Marxist, with some former friends citing 'anarchist' and 'Menshevik' influences on his beliefs.
We shall keep you updated as news continues to break.