Gaddafi used the Tuareg as mercenaries inside of Libya. And beyond his country's borders, they became an instrument for projecting power into neighboring countries and leveraging regional fissures.

After more than four decades in power, he was overthrown, forced into hiding, and ultimately killed by militia forces. The dictator in question is Muammar Gaddafi, the former leader of Libya ...

Muammar Abu Minyar al-Gaddafi; also known simply as Colonel Gaddafi; born 7 June 1942) has been the de facto leader of Libya since a coup in 1969. That's more than a decade longer than ...

There were 10 children — two of whom were adopted — known for their excesses during the iron-fisted rule of their father, Muammar Gaddafi. All grew up during the 1970s and 1980s as the Libyan leader ...