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Abdel Fattah Younis: A former member of the Qaddafi regime, Abdel Fattah Younis served as Qaddafi's interior minister before his defection on February 22,
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Abdul Fatah Younis
Libyan general
Abdul Fatah Younis Al-Obeidi (; Arabic: عبد الفتاح يونس, sometimes transliterated Fattah Younis or Fattah Younes or Fatah Younes; 1944 – 28 July 2011) was a senior Libyan military officer.[1] He held the rank of major general[2] and the post of minister of interior, but resigned on 22 February 2011 and defected to the rebel side in the First Libyan Civil War.[3] He was considered a key supporter of Muammar Gaddafi or even No.
2 in the Libyan government.[4]
In resigning, he urged that the Libyan Army should "join the people and respond to their legitimate demands".[3] In an interview with John Simpson on 25 February, he said he believed Gaddafi would fight to the death, or commit suicide.[4]
On 29 July 2011, Younis was reported dead by Libya's National Transitional Council (NTC) in unclear circumstances.[5] The NTC's oil minister Ali Tarhouni said Younis was killed by