Saif al-Islam, the son of the late Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi - who was killed by unknown assailants on Tuesday - will be buried on Friday in Bani Walid, the stronghold of the Warfalla tribe loyal to the colonel who remained in power for more than 40 years. For his part, Abdul Hamid Dabaiba, Prime Minister of the Libyan Government, considered the killing of Saif al-Islam a “red line that should not be tolerated,” denouncing what he described as paths of “assassination and exclusion” that “deepened the division.”
Published on: 06/02/2026 - 05:23 Last updated: 06/02/2026 - 16:59
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Two of the sons of the late Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi said that their brother, Saif al-Islam, will be buried on Friday in Bani Walid, the stronghold of the powerful Warfalla tribe.
Muhammad Gaddafi, Saif al-Islam’s half-brother, wrote on his Facebook page on Thursday that the time and date of the deceased’s funeral were set “in full agreement between family members,” adding that “the funeral will be held on Friday after Friday prayers in the city of Bani Walid,” in western Libya, about 200 kilometers south of Tripoli.
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An appreciation for “the status of Bani Walid”
Gaddafi's eldest son added that this choice "comes in appreciation of the status of the city of Bani Walid and its people, and in recognition of its well-known positions (...) and of what was known about it not supporting the catastrophe and division that the nation suffered during the events of February 2011."
As for Al-Saadi Gaddafi, he wrote on the X platform that the body of his brother Saif Al-Islam will be buried “in Bani Walid at the Warfalla (tribe) and next to the grave of his brother Khamis Muammar Gaddafi.” He called on "everyone" to "adhere to public order and not deviate from the law."
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"red line"
For his part, Abdul Hamid Dabaiba, Prime Minister of the Libyan Government, considered the killing of Saif al-Islam a “red line that should not be tolerated,” denouncing what he described as paths of “assassination and exclusion” that “deepened the division.”
Dabaiba warned against attempts to “prejudice the right of the family of the deceased or the Gaddafi tribe to hold mourning ceremonies,” or to impose any “security manifestations outside of human values and Libyan social customs.”
For his part, Interior Minister Imad Trabelsi confirmed that instructions had been issued to cooperate with the Public Prosecution to investigate the killing of Gaddafi’s son, noting that he had issued orders to secure “Saif al-Islam’s funeral tomorrow, Friday, in the city of Bani Walid.”
Bani Walid.. a stronghold of the powerful Warfalla tribe
Bani Walid, with a population of 100,000 people, is the stronghold of the powerful Warfalla tribe, which still commemorates Muammar Gaddafi since his overthrow in 2011.
Until the announcement on Tuesday of the assassination of Saif al-Islam Gaddafi in his home in the city of Zintan (northwestern Libya), his whereabouts remained unknown.
Of Muammar Gaddafi's seven sons, only four remain alive: Muhammad, Al-Saadi, Hannibal, and his daughter Aisha, all of whom live outside Libya, hosted by several countries that granted them asylum, like their mother.
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