South African mercenaries helping Gaddafis son..Senoussi in Mali

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South African mercenaries who allegedly participated in Muammar Gaddafi’s failed escape bid are now providing protection for his influential second son, Saif al-Islam.According to a report published by the Afrikaans-language Beeldnewspaper on Thursday, the South Africans were hired by a company with close ties to the slain Libyan ruler, and were involved in training his presidential guard and handling some of his offshore financial dealings, AFP reported.They reportedly played a major role in helping Gaddafi’s wife Safia, his daughter Aisha, and sons Hannibal and Mohammed, flee Tripoli battle.

Beeld said that the group of mercenaries was also was engaged in transporting Gaddafi’s gold, jewelry and foreign currency to the Western African country of Niger.

The group is said to include former South African soldiers and policemen.

“They are all seasoned operators abroad, and apparently become involved only by invitation in operations for which they receive large sums of US dollars,” Beeld wrote.

Earlier, Afrikaans-language Rapport newspaper had quoted one of the South African mercenaries as saying that their attempt to take Muammar Gaddafi out of Libya was a “huge failure.”

Deon Odendaal, who described himself as a spy, said the group believed NATO wanted Muammar Gaddafi to leave Libya. However, the convoy came under attack as they tried to extract him from his hometown of Sirte.

Gaddafi was killed in Sirte, situated 400 kilometers (250 miles) east of Tripoli, last week, eight months into an uprising that put an end to his 42-year dictatorship.

On Tuesday, Gaddafi and his son Mo’tassim were buried in a secret location in the country’s Sahara desert, Abdel Majid Mlegta, a senior National Transitional Council military official, said.

Saif al-Islam is reportedly making his way towards Niger in an attempt to flee the country after the victory of the revolution. Former Tuareg leader Rissa ag Boula said on Tuesday that he is being ferried by Tuareg tribesmen.

His brother Sa’adi took the same route to Niger to flee Libya in September.

Saif al-Islam is wanted by the International Criminal Court for committing crimes against humanity.

http://www.presstv.ir/detail/206960.html

Malian and Nigerien security sources have confirmed that the intelligence chief in Muammar Gaddafi’s fallen dictatorial government has passed from Niger into Mali.”Abdullah al-Senoussi has arrived in the Malian desert from Niger,” AFP quoted a Nigerien security source as saying on condition of anonymity on Thursday.A Malian security source also confirmed the information, and said 62-year-old Senoussi was travelling with a small group.

It was not known if Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, the influential second son of the slain Libyan ruler, accompanied the group.

On Wednesday, an adviser to Niger’s president said Senoussi had entered the Western African country.

The adviser, who is also an influential leader within the ethnic Tuareg community, said that the intelligence chief in Gaddafi’s deposed authoritarian regime entered Niger in a convoy directed by Tuareg drivers.

Saif al-Islam is reportedly making his way towards Niger in an attempt to flee the country after the victory of the revolution. Former Tuareg leader Rissa ag Boula said on Tuesday that he is being ferried by Tuareg tribesmen.

His brother Sa’adi took the same route to Niger to flee Libya in September.

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i have read some articles where they say that the gaddafi entourage was actually told they could leave but was double crossed by NATO..how saif wasnt with them or caught i am not sure but he is long gone now..to niger i would assume..whilst he is alive there is always a chance of an insurgency..

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~ by seeker401 on October 31, 2011.