ASaif rejtély következő fordulata:

AZ NTC azt állítja, hogy szombat este(!) elfogták sértetlenül Bani Walid közelében. Saif azonban ugyancsak szombat este a szíriai TV-ben szerepelt és azt mondta folytatja a harcot.

Nem világos, hogy a két esemény időrendje pontosan milyen.

Mindenesetre a Kadhafa törzs az ezredes halála után Saifot választotta vezérnek.

"Officials from Libya's National Transitional Council have stated that Saif al-Islam Gaddafi was captured near Bani Waldi on Saturday night, alive and uninjured. However Saif also appeared on Syrian TV on Saturday night, saying he would continue fighting.
Reports are emerging from Libya that National Transitional Council officials claim Col. Gaddafi’s son Saif al-Islam Gaddafi has been captured alive and uninjured in Nessma, close to Bani Waldi. Apparently he was caught along with Gaddafi’s spokesman Moussa Ibrahim, previously declared captured on Thursday. Reuters reported that NTC military commander Abdel Hakim Belhadj said Ibrahim was captured in Sirte on Thursday, but latest claims contradict earlier reports. "