By John Solomon
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Mauritania extradited Moammar Gadhafi's former spy chief back to Libya on Wednesday, prompting calls from an international human rights group that he be tried before the International Criminal Court.
Forces loyal to Col. Moammar Gadhafi fired rockets at rebels on Thursday, hours after the ousted Libyan dictator denied he had fled to neighboring Niger.
Forces loyal to Col. Moammar Gadhafi fired rockets at rebels on Thursday, hours after the ousted Libyan dictator denied he had fled to neighboring Niger.
A defiant Moammar Gadhafi on Thursday vowed never to surrender, as rebels extended their deadline for forces loyal to the Libyan dictator to end a civil war that has dragged on for more than six months.
One of the sons of ousted strongman Col. Moammar Gadhafi was negotiating his own surrender, Libyan rebels said Wednesday, while another son issued a defiant message saying that the regime would fight to the death.
The euphoria that swept Tripoli, Libya, on Sunday appeared to dissipate early Monday, as residents learned that forces loyal to Col. Moammar Gadhafi still controlled parts of the capital and the longtime Libyan dictator remained at large.
Libyan rebels captured Col. Moammar Gadhafi's second-oldest son, and another son surrendered Sunday after the rebels stormed Tripoli, sparking massive celebrations in the Libyan capital.
Cracks are emerging in Col. Moammar Gadhafi's inner circle, raising the possibility that the Libyan dictator's grip on power may be weakening after 42 years.
"We know [the loyalists] are heavily armed. Gadhafi has concentrated his military in Bani Walid, but the people are with us," he said.
Gadhafi denies he's in Niger; loyalists fire rockets at rebels →
The warrants must be implemented in accordance with a resolution adopted by the U.N. Security Council, he added.
