Kadhafi clan’s path back to power fades with killing of Saïf al-Islam

Saïf al-Islam Kadhafi pictured with supporters and journalists at his father’s residential complex in Tripoli in August 2011. Saïf al-Islam, long seen as the last political heir of the Kadhafi clan, was killed this week. AFP - IMED LAMLOUM

The death of Saïf al-Islam Kadhafi – the last political heir of Libya’s former ruling family – is reshaping the country’s political landscape, dealing a decisive blow to any remaining hopes of the Kadhafi clan returning to power.

Nearly 15 years after the fall of his father, former Libyan leader Muammar Kadhafi, Saïf al-Islam was shot dead on Tuesday at his home in the city of Zintan, north-western Libya.