Loyalists to Libya’s former dictator Muammar Qaddafi have been left rudderless by the mysterious killing of his son Saif Al Islam, analysts told The National on Wednesday.
As Libyans exchanged messages wondering who had gunned down the elusive 53-year-old, experts said there was little hope of a proper investigation cracking the case.
But some believe the powerful Haftar family, which holds sway in eastern Libya, stands to benefit with a rival removed and no clear alternative for pro-Qaddafi hardliners to rally around.
Libya is divided between two governments that emerged after Muammar Qaddafi’s bloody overthrow in 2011. UN-backed Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibah governs from Tripoli, while forces led by Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar dominate in the east.
A prominent figure under his father’s rule, Sa
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