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He was previously minister for public security, and attended a key meeting with the British ambassador to [[Egypt]] in 1992 where he apologised for Libya's involvement in the killing of [[Yvonne Fletcher]], and offered to extradite her killers; he also admitted Libyan support of the [[List of organisations known as the Irish Republican Army|IRA]] and offered compensation for their victims.<ref name=MailOnSunday>{{cite news|last=Boffey|first=Daniel|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1225963/Gaddafi-offered-hand-WPCs-killers-17-years-ago.html|title=Gaddafi offered to hand over WPC's killers 17 years ago.|accessdate=25 February 2011|newspaper=Mail on Sunday|date=08/11/2009}}</ref> Following confirmation that Younis had indeed defected to the side of the rebels, he was declared commander-in-chief of its [[Free Libyan Army|armed forces]]. However, Younis was ultimately sacked over concerns as to his relationship with the government in [[Tripoli]]. He was succeeded in his position by [[Khalifa Belqasim Haftar]], to whom he now serves as chief of staff.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.miamiherald.com/2011/03/26/2136063/new-libyan-rebel-leader-spent.html|agency=The Miami Herald|date=26 March 2011|accessdate=28 March 2011|title=New Libyan rebel leader spent much of past 20 years in suburban Virginia|title=Chris|last=Adams}}</ref><ref>[http://www.africa-confidential.com/article/id/3900/A-family-at-war "A family at war"], ''Africa Confidential'', volume 52, number 7, 1 April 2011.</ref> By May though he appeared to have returned to the role of commander-in-chief of the armed forces.<ref>{{cite news |title=The colonel feels the squeeze |url=http://www.economist.com/node/18713650?story_id=18713650&fsrc=rss |newspaper=The economist |date=19 May 2011 |accessdate=20 May 2011}}</ref> |
He was previously minister for public security, and attended a key meeting with the British ambassador to [[Egypt]] in 1992 where he apologised for Libya's involvement in the killing of [[Yvonne Fletcher]], and offered to extradite her killers; he also admitted Libyan support of the [[List of organisations known as the Irish Republican Army|IRA]] and offered compensation for their victims.<ref name=MailOnSunday>{{cite news|last=Boffey|first=Daniel|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1225963/Gaddafi-offered-hand-WPCs-killers-17-years-ago.html|title=Gaddafi offered to hand over WPC's killers 17 years ago.|accessdate=25 February 2011|newspaper=Mail on Sunday|date=08/11/2009}}</ref> Following confirmation that Younis had indeed defected to the side of the rebels, he was declared commander-in-chief of its [[Free Libyan Army|armed forces]]. However, Younis was ultimately sacked over concerns as to his relationship with the government in [[Tripoli]]. He was succeeded in his position by [[Khalifa Belqasim Haftar]], to whom he now serves as chief of staff.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.miamiherald.com/2011/03/26/2136063/new-libyan-rebel-leader-spent.html|agency=The Miami Herald|date=26 March 2011|accessdate=28 March 2011|title=New Libyan rebel leader spent much of past 20 years in suburban Virginia|title=Chris|last=Adams}}</ref><ref>[http://www.africa-confidential.com/article/id/3900/A-family-at-war "A family at war"], ''Africa Confidential'', volume 52, number 7, 1 April 2011.</ref> By May though he appeared to have returned to the role of commander-in-chief of the armed forces.<ref>{{cite news |title=The colonel feels the squeeze |url=http://www.economist.com/node/18713650?story_id=18713650&fsrc=rss |newspaper=The economist |date=19 May 2011 |accessdate=20 May 2011}}</ref> |
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On 28 July the National Transitional council announced that Abdul Fatah Younis was killed by the rebels because they thought he was working with Gaddafi. <ref>http://news.sky.com/home/article/16039491</ref> |
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Abdul Fatah Younis عبد الفتاح يونس | |
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| File:2011 Abdul Fatah Younis.jpg Abdul Fatah Younis, as the head of the Free Libyan Army's General Staff | |
| Born | 1944 (age 79–80) Jebel Akhdar, Libya |
| Died | Error: Invalid dates for calculating age |
| Allegiance |  Libyan Arab Jamahiriya (until 2011 Libyan civil war) Libyan National Transitional Council (2011-present) |
| Service/ | Army |
| Rank | General |
| Battles/wars | 2011 Libyan Civil War Battle of Ra's Lanuf Battle of Brega Battle of Bin Jawad Second Battle of Brega Battle of Ajdabiya Second Battle of Benghazi Late March 2011 Libyan rebel offensive Third Battle of Brega Battle of Brega-Ajdabiya road Fourth Battle of Brega |
Abdul Fatah Younis (Arabic: عبد الفتاح يونس, born [[1944], died 2011 ]) was a senior military officer in Libya.[1] He held the rank of General and the post of Minister of Interior, but resigned on 22 February 2011, amid the 2011 Libyan civil war.[2] He was considered a key supporter of Muammar al-Gaddafi[3] or even No. 2 in the Libyan government.[4]
In resigning, he urged that the Libyan army should "join the people and respond to their legitimate demands".[2] In an interview with John Simpson on 25 February, he said he believed Gaddafi would fight to the death, or commit suicide.[5]
He was previously minister for public security, and attended a key meeting with the British ambassador to Egypt in 1992 where he apologised for Libya's involvement in the killing of Yvonne Fletcher, and offered to extradite her killers; he also admitted Libyan support of the IRA and offered compensation for their victims.[6] Following confirmation that Younis had indeed defected to the side of the rebels, he was declared commander-in-chief of its armed forces. However, Younis was ultimately sacked over concerns as to his relationship with the government in Tripoli. He was succeeded in his position by Khalifa Belqasim Haftar, to whom he now serves as chief of staff.[7][8] By May though he appeared to have returned to the role of commander-in-chief of the armed forces.[9]
On 28 July the National Transitional council announced that Abdul Fatah Younis was killed by the rebels because they thought he was working with Gaddafi. [10]
References
- ^ "Libya In Crisis: What's Next? « Eurasia Review". 2011-02-24. Retrieved 2011-02-24.
- ^ a b "Nations' Feedback on Libyan Uprising". 2011-02-24. Retrieved 2011-02-24.
- ^ "PressTV - 'ME fights battle of true independence'". 2011-02-24. Retrieved 2011-02-24.
- ^ "Live Blog - Libya Feb 22". 2011-02-24. Retrieved 2011-02-24.
{{cite web}}: Text "Al Jazeera Blogs" ignored (help) - ^ "BBC News - Libya and Arab unrest". Retrieved 2011-02-25.
- ^ Boffey, Daniel (08/11/2009). "Gaddafi offered to hand over WPC's killers 17 years ago". Mail on Sunday. Retrieved 25 February 2011.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ Adams (26 March 2011). "Chris". The Miami Herald. Retrieved 28 March 2011.
- ^ "A family at war", Africa Confidential, volume 52, number 7, 1 April 2011.
- ^ "The colonel feels the squeeze". The economist. 19 May 2011. Retrieved 20 May 2011.
- ^ http://news.sky.com/home/article/16039491
External links
- Defector turns fire against old comrade, Andrew England in Benghazi, Financial Times, 7 March 2011
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