Ali Attalah Obeidi was an Air Marshall Brigadier in the army of former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi until the 2011 Libyan civil war when he defected to the opposition in April. The anti-Gaddafi forces showed a video of him, to prove this defection. The video showed him saying that he had quit because Gaddafi had given orders to kill civilians and he did not want the blood of his own people on his hands. It is claimed [by whom?] the former general walked for fifteen days from Tripoli to the besieged city of Misrata.[1] Obeidi claimed he had escaped from Mitaga air base to join the National Transitional Council.[2][3]
Ali Attalah Obeidi | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Died | 6 July 2011 Near Dafniya, Libya |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Libyan Arab Jamahiriya (until 2011 Libyan civil war) Libyan National Transitional Council (2011) |
| Branch/service | National Liberation Army |
| Years of service | ?-2011 |
| Rank | Air Marshall Brigadier General |
| Battles/wars | 2011 Libyan civil war * Battle of Misrata *Battle of the Misrata frontline |
Death
editWhen rebels were advancing from Dafniya, a town in the west of Libya, Ali Obeidi was killed along with eighteen others on 6 July. He was considered one of the top commanders in Misrata on the western front.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Rebels claim top Libyan general quit over kill orders | euronews, world news". www.euronews.net. Archived from the original on 2011-04-08.
- ^ Video on YouTube
- ^ Video on YouTube
- ^ "The martyred hero Air Marshal Brigadier Ali Attalah Obeidi |". Archived from the original on 2013-01-22. Retrieved 2014-11-21.