Saif al-Islam Gaddafi captured; ICC-wanted heir held in Zintan

Once seen as his father's reformist heir, Saif al-Islam Gaddafi was indicted by the ICC on 27 June 2011 for crimes against humanity over the lethal crackdown on Libya's uprising, and captured by the Zintan militia on 19 November 2011 after the regime's fall. Held outside central state control and convicted in absentia by a Tripoli court, he resurfaced to mount a 2021–22 presidential bid despite the outstanding ICC warrant — a symbol of Libya's unresolved transitional justice.

Referenced entities

Politicians

Saif al-Islam Gaddafi party-leader

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APA 7Reference list · academic default

Gara, T. (2026). Saif al-Islam Gaddafi captured; ICC-wanted heir held in Zintan [Event record]. Tayyar: A MENA political-position dataset. Retrieved July 27, 2026, from https://tarekgara.com/tayyar/pulse/5a8da525-7581-4255-89e5-dd6417899626

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Gara, Tarek. 2026. "Saif al-Islam Gaddafi captured; ICC-wanted heir held in Zintan." Event record, Tayyar: A MENA political-position dataset. Accessed July 27, 2026. https://tarekgara.com/tayyar/pulse/5a8da525-7581-4255-89e5-dd6417899626.

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@misc{tayyar-event-5a8da525-7581-4255-89e5-dd6417899626,
  title     = {{Saif al-Islam Gaddafi captured; ICC-wanted heir held in Zintan}},
  author    = {Gara, Tarek},
  year      = {2026},
  publisher = {Tayyar: A MENA political-position dataset},
  type      = {Event record},
  url       = {https://tarekgara.com/tayyar/pulse/5a8da525-7581-4255-89e5-dd6417899626},
  urldate   = {2026-07-27},
  note      = {Event date: 2011-11-19. First-pass entry; second-pass external review planned before publication.}
}

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APA 7Preprint

Gara, T. (2026). Tayyar: A MENA political-position dataset [Preprint]. Retrieved July 27, 2026, from https://tarekgara.com/tayyar/paper

BibTeXPreprint

@unpublished{tayyar-preprint,
  title  = {{Tayyar: A MENA political-position dataset}},
  author = {Gara, Tarek},
  year   = {2026},
  type   = {Preprint},
  url    = {https://tarekgara.com/tayyar/paper},
  urldate = {2026-07-27},
  note   = {Living document, regenerated from the live dataset on page load.}
}

Event date: 2011-11-19. First-pass entry; second-pass external review planned before publication.