The Siege of Sirte, Libya and the Death of Gadhafi

SIRTE, Libya (AP) — Moammar Gadhafi, Libya’s dictator for 42 years until he was ousted in an uprising-turned-civil war, was killed Thursday as revolutionary fighters overwhelmed his hometown of Sirte and captured the last major bastion of resistance two months after his regime fell.

Interim government officials said one of Gadhafi’s sons, his former national security adviser Muatassim, was also killed in Sirte and another, one-time heir apparent Seif al-Islam, was wounded and captured.

The 69-year-old Gadhafi is the first leader to be killed in the Arab Spring wave of popular uprisings that swept the Middle East, demanding the end of autocratic rulers and the establishment of greater democracy.

This gallery contains graphic content including photographs of dead bodies.

A fighter killed in battle in placed in a body bag on October 7, 2011 in Sirte, Libya. National Transitional Council (NTC) fighters say this is the final assault on Muammar Gaddafi's home town as they capture the main hospital, University and the Ouagadougou conference centre in the city. (Photo by Majid Saeedi/Getty Images) #

National Transitional Council (NTC) fighters search the Sirte Airport, which had been bombed by Nato Fighters, on October 7, 2011 in Sirte, Libya. National Transitional Council (NTC) fighters say this is the final assault on Muammar Gaddafi's home town as they capture the main hospital, University and the Ouagadougou conference centre in the city. (Photo by Majid Saeedi/Getty Images) #

National Transitional Council (NTC) fighters take part in a street battle in the 700 complex area of "Emarat" against Muammar Gaddafi's troops on October 8, 2011 in Sirte, Libya. NTC fighters say this is the final assault on Muammar Gaddafi's home town as they capture the main hospital, University and the Ouagadougou conference centre in the city. (Photo by Majid Saeedi/Getty Images) #

A revolutionary fighter walks by the body of a suspected Gadhafi loyalist in Sirte, Libya, Thursday, Oct. 20, 2011. Officials in Libya's transitional government said Moammar Gadhafi was captured and possibly killed Thursday, when revolutionary forces overwhelmed his hometown, Sirte, the last major bastion of resistance two months after the regime fell. (AP Photo/Manu Brabo) #

National Transitional Council (NTC) fighters take part in a street battle in the 700 complex area of the city on October 9, 2011 in Sirte, Libya. NTC fighters say this is the final assault on Muammar Gaddafi's home town as they capture the main hospital, University and the Ouagadougou conference centre in the city. (Photo by Majid Saeedi/Getty Images) #

A Libyan flag is seen as black smoke rises from a university on October 9, 2011 in Sirte, Libya. National Transitional Council (NTC) fighters say this is the final assault on Muammar Gaddafi's home town as they capture the main hospital, University and the Ouagadougou conference centre in the city. (Photo by Majid Saeedi/Getty Images) #

Fighters rest and wait for their orders from the commander on October 9, 2011 in Sirte, Libya. National Transitional Council (NTC) fighters say this is the final assault on Muammar Gaddafi's home town as they capture the main hospital, University and the Ouagadougou conference centre in the city. (Photo by Majid Saeedi/Getty Images) #

Libyan fighters enter the battle zone against forces loyal to Moamer Kadhafi in the city of Sirte on October 10, 2011 in a drive to control Kadhafi's hometown after a month-long siege. Libya's new regime forces were battling block by block towards the centre of Sirte, eyeing the symbolic prize of finally capturing Moamer Kadhafi's hometown after a month-long siege. (AHMAD AL-RUBAYE/AFP/Getty Images) #

National Transitional Council fighters fire against troops loyal to Moamer Kadhafi in Sirte on October 10, 2011. Libya's new regime forces were battling block by block towards the centre of Sirte on Monday, eyeing the symbolic prize of finally capturing Moamer Kadhafi's hometown after a month-long siege. (ARIS MESSINIS/AFP/Getty Images) #

A wounded patient in a partially-powered hospital taken on Sunday by anti-Gadhafi fighters in Sirte, Libya, on Oct. 10, 2011. Fighting continued in the coastal home town of Col. Moammar Gadhafi on Monday. (Maruicio Lima/The New York Times) #

A wounded revolutionary fighter shows his injuries in Sirte, Libya, Monday, Oct. 10, 2011. A representative of Libya's ethnic Tuareg group says he believes Moammar Gadhafi is hiding in the southwestern desert near the borders with Niger and Algeria. (AP Photo/Manu Brabo) #

A Libyan rebel checks the destroyed palace of his country's ousted leader Moammar Gadhafi in Sirte, Libya, Monday, Oct. 10, 2011. Rebel forces have besieged Sirte since mid September and still facing fierce resistance from loyalists while trying to control Gadhafi's home town. (AP Photo/Bela Szandelszky) #

An alleged member of the pro-Gaddafi forces is captured during a street battle in the center of the city on October 11, 2011 in Sirte, Libya. National Transitional Council (NTC) fighters say this is the final assault on Muammar Gaddafi's home town as they capture the main hospital, university and the Ouagadougou Conference Center. (Photo by Majid Saeedi/Getty Images) #

Fighters of Libya's new regime head towards the centre of Sirte on October 11, 2011. Fighters from Libya's new regime seized the police headquarters in the centre of Moamer Kadhafi's hometown Sirte as they moved in for the kill against the strongman's remaining diehards. (AHMAD AL-RUBAYE/AFP/Getty Images) #

National Transitional Council fighters help residents of Sirte to evacuate the town on October 11, 2011, as they move in for the kill against the strongman Moamer Kadhafi's remaining diehards. (ARIS MESSINIS/AFP/Getty Images) #

Sunlight filters into a bedroom where a fighter loyal to Col. Moammar Gadhafi reportedly killed himself as anti-Gadhafi fighters raided the building in Sirte, Libya, on Oct. 11, 2011. Fighters loyal to Gadhafi have continued to hold onto sections of the former Libyan leader's home town despite heavy attacks from the former rebel fighters. (Mauricio Lima/The New York Times) #

Libyan revolutionary fighters attack pro-Gadhafi forces in downtown Sirte, Libya, Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2011. Rebel forces have besieged Sirte since mid September and are facing fierce resistance from loyalists while fighting street by street inside the home town of Libya's ousted leader Moammar Gadhafi. (AP Photo/Bela Szandelszky) #

National Transitional Council (NTC) fighters take part in a street battle in the center of the city on October 12, 2011 in Sirte, Libya. NTC fighters say this is the final assault on Muammar Gaddafi's home town as they capture the main hospital, university and the Ouagadougou Conference Center. (Photo by Majid Saeedi/Getty Images) #

Alleged members of the pro-Gaddafi forces are captured during a street battle in the center of the city on October 12, 2011 in Sirte, Libya. National Transitional Council (NTC) fighters say this is the final assault on Muammar Gaddafi's home town as they capture the main hospital, university and the Ouagadougou Conference Center. (Photo by Majid Saeedi/Getty Images) #

National Transitional Council (NTC) fighters evacuate a wounded comrade after he was shot by a sniper during battles with forces loyal to Moamer Kadhafi in Sirte on October 12, 2011 as Libya's new regime forces were moving in for the kill against Kadhafi's diehards in his hometown. (ARIS MESSINIS/AFP/Getty Images) #

Libyan National Transitional Council (NTC) soldiers capture an alleged fighter loyal to Moamer Kadhafi during street battles in Sirte on October 12, 2011 as Libya's new regime forces were moving in for the kill against Kadhafi's diehards in his hometown. (ARIS MESSINIS/AFP/Getty Images) #

National Transitional Council (NTC) fighters fire at forces loyal to Moamer Kadhafi during battles in Sirte on October 12, 2011 as Libya's new regime forces were moving in for the kill against Kadhafi's diehards in his hometown. (ARIS MESSINIS/AFP/Getty Images) #

Libyan National Transitional Council (NTC) fighters break an entrance door as they search houses in Sirte on October 12, 2011 as the new regime forces were moving in for the kill against Moamer Kadhafi's diehards in his hometown. (ARIS MESSINIS/AFP/Getty Images) #

Libyan National Transitional Council (NTC) fighters enter a house to search it in Sirte on October 12, 2011 as the new regime forces were moving in for the kill against Moamer Kadhafi's diehards in his hometown. (ARIS MESSINIS/AFP/Getty Images) #

Medics treat a wounded National Transitional Council (NTC) fighter on the frontline in the Libyan coastal city of Sirte on October 13, 2011, as Libya's new regime fighters retreated under heavy fire from loyalist troops in Moamer Kadhafi's hometown. (ARIS MESSINIS/AFP/Getty Images) #

Smoke rises from the center of the Libyan coastal city of Sirte on October 13, 2011, as Libya's new regime fighters retreated under heavy fire from loyalist troops in Moamer Kadhafi's hometown. (ARIS MESSINIS/AFP/Getty Images) #

Medical staff try unsuccessfully to keep an anti-Gadhafi fighter alive after he was shot by a sniper during a day of battle against fighters loyal to Col. Moammar Gadhafi in Sirte, on Oct. 13, 2011. Fighters loyal to Gadhafi have been pressed into two sections of the former Libyan leader's home town under heavy attacks from the former rebel fighters. (Mauricio Lima/The New York Times) #

National Transitional Council (NTC) fighters take part in a street battle in the center of the city on October 14, 2011 in Sirte, Libya. NTC fighters say this is the final assault on Muammar Gaddafi's home town as they capture the main hospital, university and the Ouagadougou Conference Center. (Photo by Majid Saeedi/Getty Images) #

Wounded Libyan National Transitional Council (NTC) fighters wait in an ambulance in Sirte before being taken to a hospital on October 14, 2011. Forces from Libya's new regime launched an intensive assault on two areas of fallen strongman Moamer Kadhafi's hometown of Sirte, bombarding his diehards with artillery, mortars and rockets. (ARIS MESSINIS/AFP/Getty Images) #

A wounded Libyan National Transitional Council (NTC) fighter comes out of a field hospital after receiving medical treatment in Sirte on October 14, 2011. Forces from Libya's new regime launched an intensive assault on two areas of fallen strongman Moamer Kadhafi's hometown of Sirte, bombarding his diehards with artillery, mortars and rockets. (ARIS MESSINIS/AFP/Getty Images) #

Libyan revolutionary fighters launch a missile towards pro-Gadhafi forces in downtown Sirte, Libya, Friday, Oct. 14, 2011. Revolutionary forces pounded Moammar Gadhafi's supporters holed up in two neighborhoods with rocket and machine-gun fire Friday in Sirte, but the loyalists showed no sign of giving up in the fugitive leader's hometown. (AP Photo/Bela Szandelszky) #

A Libyan revolutionary fighter looks for target while attacking pro-Gadhafi forces in downtown Sirte, Libya, Friday, Oct. 14, 2011. Revolutionary forces pounded Moammar Gadhafi's supporters holed up in two neighborhoods with rocket and machine-gun fire Friday in Sirte, but the loyalists showed no sign of giving up in the fugitive leader's hometown. (AP Photo/Manu Brabo) #

A Libyan revolutionary fighter hides during an attack against pro-Gadhafi forces in downtown Sirte, Libya, Friday, Oct. 14, 2011. Revolutionary forces pounded Moammar Gadhafi's supporters holed up in two neighborhoods with rocket and machine-gun fire Friday in Sirte, but the loyalists showed no sign of giving up in the fugitive leader's hometown. (AP Photo/Manu Brabo) #

A Libyan National Transitional Council (NTC) fighter falls to the ground after being hit by fire from pro-Moamer Kadhafi gunmen (unseen) during battles in central Sirte on October 15, 2011, as Libya's new regime forces kept up pressure on the last two pockets of resistance in the coastal city with hundreds of men surrounding the Dollar and Number Two districts. (AHMAD AL-RUBAYE/AFP/Getty Images) #

Libyan fighters in central Sirte fire Grad rockets at loyalists of Moamer Kadhafi gunmen (unseen) during battles in central Sirte on October 15, 2011, as Libya's new regime forces kept up pressure on the last two pockets of resistance in the coastal city with hundreds of men surrounding the Dollar and Number Two districts. (AHMAD AL-RUBAYE/AFP/Getty Images) #

An anti-Gadhafi fighter fires his rifle at fighters loyal to Col. Moammar Gadhafi during a gunfight in the town of Sirte, Oct. 15, 2011. The revolutionary forces control much of Sirte after launching a major push a week ago but still face heavy resistance. (Mauricio Lima/The New York Times) #

Libya's National Transitional Council (NTC) fighters fire their weapons during fighting against forces loyal to former strongman Moamer Kadhafi in the town of Sirte on October 16, 2011, as fighting around the last pockets of resistance in Kadhafi's hometown abated sharply with some besieging troops saying they were deliberately holding fire after an exodus of civilians. (PHILIPPE DESMAZES/AFP/Getty Images) #

A Bangladeshi couple get emotional as they flee Sirte during heaving fighting between loyalist troops and National Transitional Council (NTC) fighters on October 17, 2011. Families of former Libyan regime officials streamed out of the coastal city, including the mother and brother of Moamer Kadhafi's spokesman Mussa Ibrahim, an NTC field commander said. (PHILIPPE DESMAZES/AFP/Getty Images) #

A Libyan National Transitional Council (NTC) fighter carries a Bangladeshi child after helping his family leave Sirte during heavy fight between loyalist troops and NTC fighters on October 17, 2011. Families of former Libyan regime officials streamed out of the coastal city, including the mother and brother of Moamer Kadhafi's spokesman Mussa Ibrahim, an NTC field commander said. (PHILIPPE DESMAZES/AFP/Getty Images) #

Libyan National Transitional Council (NTC) carry tank shells during battles against forces loyal to Moamer Kadhafi in Sirte on October 17, 2011. (AHMAD AL-RUBAYE/AFP/Getty Images) #

Libyan National Transitional Council (NTC) fighters provide displaced Bangladeshis with food and drink after fleeing Sirte during heavy fight between loyalist troops and NTC forces on October 17, 2011. Families of former Libyan regime officials streamed out of the coastal city, including the mother and brother of Moamer Kadhafi's spokesman Mussa Ibrahim, an NTC field commander said. (PHILIPPE DESMAZES/AFP/Getty Images) #

Libyan National Transitional Council (NTC) fighters engage in a battle against loyalist troops in Sirte on October 17, 2011. Families of former Libyan regime officials streamed out of the coastal city, including the mother and brother of Moamer Kadhafi's spokesman Mussa Ibrahim, an NTC field commander said. (PHILIPPE DESMAZES/AFP/Getty Images) #

Sheep and goats pass by a destroyed building during a battle against loyalist troops in Sirte on October 17, 2011. Families of former Libyan regime officials streamed out of the coastal city, including the mother and brother of Moamer Kadhafi's spokesman Mussa Ibrahim, an NTC field commander said. (PHILIPPE DESMAZES/AFP/Getty Images) #

In this Monday, Oct. 17, 2011 photo, revolutionary fighters run across the street under heavy sniper fire carrying Bangladeshi children who were trapped in Sirte, Libya, during the entire siege of the city. Revolutionary fighters pushed hard on Monday to clear the remaining pockets resistance in Sirte but their efforts to advance were hampered severely by the well trained snipers still loyal to the Gadhafi regime. (AP Photo/David Sperry) #

A wounded Libyan fighter is taken out of a pick-up truck to an emergency field hospital in Sirte's Number 2 neighborhood after he was shot while fighting pro-Moamer Kadhafi fighters on October 18, 2011. Fierce street fighting erupted in the city's neighborhood as fighters of new Libyan regime clashed with pro-Kadhafi fighters. (AHMAD AL-RUBAYE/AFP/Getty Images) #

Libyan National Transitional Council (NTC) fighters carry a fighter wounded during a street battle in Sirte on October 18, 2011. Fierce street fighting erupted in Moamer Kadhafi's sole remaining bastion of Sirte as streets reverberated with the sound of heavy gunfire, rockets and mortars. (PHILIPPE DESMAZES/AFP/Getty Images) #

Libyan National Transitional Council (NTC) fighters run towards a comrade as he falls after being shot during a street battle in Sirte on October 18, 2011. Fierce street fighting erupted in Moamer Kadhafi's sole remaining bastion of Sirte as streets reverberated with the sound of heavy gunfire, rockets and mortars. (PHILIPPE DESMAZES/AFP/Getty Images) #

Libyan National Transitional Council (NTC) fighters rest during a brief lull in fighting in Sirte on October 18, 2011. Fierce street fighting erupted in Moamer Kadhafi's sole remaining bastion of Sirte as streets reverberated with the sound of heavy gunfire, rockets and mortars. (PHILIPPE DESMAZES/AFP/Getty Images) #

A revolutionary fighter fires a rocket-propelled grenade at Gadhafi loyalists in downtown Sirte, Libya, Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2011. About 1,000 Libyan revolutionary troops have launched a major assault on Moammar Gadhafi's hometown, surging from the east to try to capture the last area under loyalist control. (AP Photo/Manu Brabo) #

Libyan National Transitional Council (NTC) fighters sit atop a makeshift armored vehicle as they launch their final assault on loyalist troops in Sirte on October 19, 2011. Moamer Kadhafi's remaining diehards have been pinned into a small section of the ousted strongman's hometown Sirte after a fierce battle which saw heavy casualties, a commander said. (PHILIPPE DESMAZES/AFP/Getty Images) #

Smoke billows from the Libyan town of Sirte as the Libyan National Transitional Council (NTC) fighters launch their final assault on loyalist troops on October 19, 2011. Moamer Kadhafi's remaining diehards have been pinned into a small section of the ousted strongman's hometown Sirte after a fierce battle which saw heavy casualties, a commander said. (PHILIPPE DESMAZES/AFP/Getty Images) #

Libyan National Transitional Council (NTC) fighters fire at loyalist troops on October 19, 2011 during a battle in Sirte's neighborhood Number 2, one of the last two bastions of ousted leader Moamer Kadhafi's gunmen. (AHMAD AL-RUBAYE/AFP/Getty Images) #

Libyan National Transitional Council (NTC) fighters battle loyalist troops on October 19, 2011 in Sirte's neighborhood Number 2, one of the last two bastions of ousted leader Moamer Kadhafi's gunmen. (AHMAD AL-RUBAYE/AFP/Getty Images) #

Troops of Llibya's new regime capture a wounded loyalist fighter (C) during battles on October 19, 2011 in Sirte's neighborhood Number 2, one of the last two bastions of ousted leader Moamer Kadhafi's gunmen. (AHMAD AL-RUBAYE/AFP/Getty Images) #

Anti-Gadhafi fighters grab a man carrying out his belongings during street fighting against loyalists to Col. Moammar Gadhafi in a residential area in Sirte, Libya, on Oct. 19, 2011. The long battle for Sirte has delayed reconciliation in Libya. (Mauricio Lima/The New York TImes) #

A medic waits during street fighting between anti-Gadhafi fighters and loyalists to Col. Moammar Gadhafi in a residential area in Sirte, Libya, on Oct. 19, 2011. The long battle for Sirte has delayed reconciliation in Libya. (Mauricio Lima/The New York TImes) #

A Libyan rebel fighter fires his machine gun toward loyalist positions down town Sirte, Libya, Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2011. Libyan revolutionary forces fought building by building Wednesday against the final pocket of resistance in Moammar Gadhafi's hometown _ the last major city in Libya to have been under the control of forces loyal to the fugitive leader. (AP Photo/Manu Brado) #

A wounded Libyan rebel fighter being helped by other fighters in Sirte, Libya, Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2011. Libyan revolutionary forces fought building by building against the final pocket of resistance in Moammar Gadhafi's hometown, the last major city in Libya to have been under the control of forces loyal to the fugitive leader. (AP Photo/Manu Brado) #

A Libyan rebel fighter fires his machine gun toward loyalist positions in Sirte, Libya, Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2011. Libyan revolutionary forces fought building by building against the final pocket of resistance in Moammar Gadhafi's hometown, the last major city in Libya to have been under the control of forces loyal to the fugitive leader. (AP Photo/Manu Brado) #

A Libyan rebel fighters fire his machine gun toward loyalist positions down town Sirte, Libya, Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2011. Libyan revolutionary forces fought building by building Wednesday against the final pocket of resistance in Moammar Gadhafi's hometown _ the last major city in Libya to have been under the control of forces loyal to the fugitive leader. (AP Photo/Manu Brado) #

An injured Libyan rebel fighter is carried by another fighter in down town Sirte, Libya, Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2011. Libyan revolutionary forces fought building by building Wednesday against the final pocket of resistance in Moammar Gadhafi's hometown _ the last major city in Libya to have been under the control of forces loyal to the fugitive leader. (AP Photo/Manu Brado) #

A Libyan fighter waves a National Transitional Council (NTC) flag as he celebrates in the streets of Tripoli following news of Moamer Kahdafi's capture on October 20, 2011. A Libyan National Transitional Council (NTC) commander told AFP that Kadhafi was captured as his hometown Sirte was falling, adding that the ousted strongman was badly wounded. (MARCO LONGARI/AFP/Getty Images) #

Anti-Gadhafi fighters walk by dead bodies that were allegedly body guards for Col. Moammar Gadhafi near the town of Sirte, Libya, Oct. 20, 2011. The head of the Libyan military council said Thursday, Oct. 20, 2011, that Gadhafi was killed as fighters battling the vestiges of his fallen regime took control of his hometown of Sirte after a prolonged struggle. (Mauricio Lima/The New York Times) #

Libyans take pictures with their mobile phones of the body of Moamer Kadhafi in Misrata on October 20, 2011. The veteran strongman was killed on as new regime forces crushed the last pocket of resistance in his hometown Sirte, the National Transitional Council said. (MAHMUD TURKIA/AFP/Getty Images) #

Tunisians and Libyans living in Tunisia wave Libya's National Transitional Council flags and celebrate on October 20, 2011 in the Mohamed V street of Tunis after the announcement of the death of Libyan strongman Moamer Kadhafi. Kadhafi who was killed when his hometown Sirte fell after refusing to surrender, ruled his North African country for 42 years before being ousted in August. (LIONEL BONAVENTURE/AFP/Getty Images) #

Libyan women and children wave National Transitional Council (NTC) flags as they celebrate in the streets of Tripoli following news of Moamer Kahdafi's capture on October 20, 2011. An NTC spokesman said Kadhafi has been killed by new regime forces in their final assault on the last pocket of resistance in his hometown Sirte. (MARCO LONGARI/AFP/Getty Images) #

A Libyan youth holds a National Transitional Council (NTC) flag during celebrations in the streets of Tripoli following news of Moamer Kahdafi's capture on October 20, 2011. An NTC spokesman said Kadhafi has been killed by new regime forces in their final assault on the last pocket of resistance in his hometown Sirte. (MARCO LONGARI/AFP/Getty Images) #

Revolutionary Libyan fighters inspect a storm drain where they claim Moammar Gadhafi was found wounded in Sirte, Libya, Thursday, Oct. 20, 2011. Gadhafi was killed Thursday when revolutionary forces overwhelmed his hometown, Sirte, the last major bastion of resistance two months after the regime fell. (AP Photo/David Sperry) #

Anti-Gadhafi fighters celebrate atop a tank after taking control of the town of Sirte, Libya, Oct. 20, 2011. The head of the Libyan military council said Thursday, Oct. 20, 2011, that Col. Moammar Gadhafi was killed as fighters battling the vestiges of his fallen regime took control of his hometown of Sirte after a prolonged struggle. (Mauricio Lima/The New York Times) #

Revolutionary fighters celebrate the capture of Sirte, Libya, Thusday, Oct. 20, 2011. Officials in Libya's transitional government said Moammar Gadhafi was captured and possibly killed Thursday when revolutionary forces overwhelmed his hometown, Sirte, the last major bastion of resistance two months after the regime fell. Amid the fighting, a NATO airstrike blasted a fleeing convoy that fighters said was carrying Gadhafi. (AP Photo/Manu Brabo) #

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