Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi said he will not bow under the pressure of NATO and the rebels, as insurgents consolidated gains on one front and readied to push forward.
Libyan leader Gaddafi's forces are not at breaking point yet a top US military chief warns, saying allied air strikes have wiped out up to 25% of the military.
Libyan leader Muammr Gaddafi called for an end to the "barbaric offensive" against Libya in a letter addressed to international powers meeting in London to discuss his nation's future.
World leaders have greeted the death of Libya's Muammar Gaddafi as the end of despotism, tyranny, dictatorship and ultimately war in the north African country.
US President Barack Obama says Muammar Gaddafi's iron fist regime has reached a tipping point and the Libyan tyrant must leave now to avoid further bloodshed.
Libyans celebrated after news that ousted leader Muammar Gaddafi was killed by new regime forces during the final assault on his hometown, Sirte. Warning this gallery contains graphic content.
Determined to hunt down Muammar Gaddafi, Libya's new rulers say they have dedicated a special unit of fighters to track the elusive former leader.
Allowing Muammar Gaddafi to remain in power would be an 'unconscionable betrayal' by the rest of the world, the UK, France and the US have declared.
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As the world assesses the political implications for Libyafollowing the death of Muammar Gaddafi, the business world is questioning howlong it will take for the oil rich nation to get back on its feet.
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