Nov 13, 2025

Libya: The Strange Case of Hannibal Gaddafi: From Exile to Detention to Release$

Analysis by The North Africa Journal

Hannibal Gaddafi, son of Libya’s former dictator Muammar Gaddafi, was released from a Lebanese prison in November 2025 after nearly ten years in detention. Gaddafi was originally kidnapped from Syria in 2015 by militants seeking information about the 1978 disappearance of Lebanese cleric Musa al-Sadr—a case that has strained Libya–Lebanon relations for decades.
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