Hussein Darbouk was a colonel in the Libyan Armed Forces under former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi until the 2011 Libyan civil war, when he defected to the National Transitional Council.[1] Darbouk had been commanding rebel forces in the city of Zawiya.[2]
Hussein Darbouk | |
|---|---|
| Died | 4 March 2011 Zawiya, Libya |
| Allegiance |  Libyan Arab Jamahiriya (until 2011 Libyan civil war) Libyan National Transitional Council (2011) |
| Service/ | National Liberation Army |
| Rank | Colonel |
| Battles/wars | 2011 Libyan civil war |
On 4 March, Alaa al-Zawi, an activist in the city of Zawiya announced that the commander of the city's rebel forces — Hussein Darbouk — was shot to death by fire from an anti-aircraft gun as the Khamis Brigade bombarded the city's western edges with mortars, heavy machine guns, tanks and anti-aircraft guns fighting armed Zawiyan residents and defected military units.[3]
References
edit- ^ Kirkpatrick, David D. (4 March 2011). "Qaddafi Brutalizes Foes, Armed or Defenseless". NY Times. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
- ^ Daragahi, Borzou; Therolf, Garrett (5 March 2011). "In Libya, Kadafi's forces launch assault on rebel-held city". LA Times. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
- ^ AP (4 March 2011). "Gaddafi troops attack rebel city". Independent. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
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