The victory of Libyan rebels in Tripoli was put on hold yesterday after the son of Moammar Gadhafi announced a “No Surrender” position. Thus, he dismissed an earlier report that he had offered to surrender.
The rebel commander in Tripoli had said al-Saadi called him to negotiate the terms of his own surrender.

The commander, Abdel Hakim Belhaj, spoke to The Associated Press yesterday. Belhaj said al-Saadi first called him on Tuesday and asked whether his safety could be guaranteed. Belhaj said he told al-Saadi he would not be harmed but he would be treated according to the law. Belhaj said al-Saadi called back again early yesterday, but he missed the call.

But hours after Belhaj was reported, CNN quoted al-Saadi as saying he had no plan to surrender. Meanwhile, rebels battled loyalists in sporadic clashes yesterday on the road between the towns of Zliten and Bani Walid, where the insurgents believe Gadhafi could be hiding.

Two mortars fired by pro-Gadhafi forces targeted a checkpoint near Dafniyah, 15 kilometres (nine miles) west of Zliten, causing no casualties, rebel sources said. Sporadic explosions and heavy weapons were heard near Zliten, an AFP correspondent said.

“The coastal road (leading to Tripoli) is secure. There are still Gadhafi forces on the desert road” from Zliten south to Bani Walid, said Omar Swihli, a rebel commander. “Inshallah (God willing), we will eliminate them.”
In another development, Libyans yesterday wept over the graves of those killed in their six-month war against Gadhafi, then celebrated their newfound freedom with morning prayers and joyous chants in the capital’s main square bittersweet rituals marking the start of a major Muslim holiday.

Alongside the celebrations, the hunt for Gadhafi and his family continued. Gadhafi’s wife and three of his children fled to Algeria earlier this week, while the longtime dictator and several of his sons are still at large.
Rebels have insisted that Gadhafi and his family will be tried in Libya, but human rights activists and lawyers urged the rebels yesterday to turn the former dictator over to the International Criminal Court.

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