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30 Aug 2011 16:04

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World: Libyan leader issues ultimatum to Gaddafi loyalists

  • 4 day deadline for Gaddafi forces to surrender, Libyan leader says source
  • » An ultimatum backed by force: Mustafa Abdel Jalil, the head of Libya’s interim council, issued a deadline to all forces still loyal to the now-hiding Muammar Gaddafi — give up and surrender all remaining control, or else “we will decide this matter militarily.” He emphasized that he doesn’t wish to do this, but doesn’t feel the council can afford to wWith all the work Libya has in front of it, the idea that such things could be put off to acommodate further bloodshed is troubling. Here’s hoping for a clean, civil laying down of arms.