The Hunt For Qaddafi

by Zack Beauchamp

The Guardian liveblog summarizes the latest developments:

Tripoli is mostly under rebel control and the government of Muammar Gaddafi seems to be at an end – but Gaddafi himself is still nowhere to be found. He put out an audio message last night calling on his supporters to attack the rebels and saying he had been out and about in Tripoli "discretely" and he "did not feel that Tripoli was in danger" (see 8.41am). Fighting continues between pro- and anti-Gaddafi forces in his Bab al-Aziziya compound, much of which – but not all – is now in rebel hands (see 11.13am). In his audio message, Gaddafi said he had left his compound as a "tactical move". The rebels say 400 people have died and 2,000 injured in the battle for Tripoli so far (see 9.42am). There are concerns about the humanitarian situation in Tripoli and the lack of medical supplies at hospitals (see 11.14am).

AJE also thinks Qaddafi is out and about in Tripoli – probably in the al-Hadhba al-Khadra area. English translation of the deposed despot's audio message (via James Miller) after the jump: