12 rebels were killed and 16 wounded during clashes on Sunday in Western Libya Tripoli – Imad Ajaj Arabs Today has been told that 12 rebels were killed and 16 wounded during clashes on Sunday in Western Libya.The head of Gheran City local council, Waheed Barshan Waheed, has confirmed that fighting took place in Gheryan , Kaklah and Yefran, in the country’s west.
Wahleed claims that the deaths came after rebels were deceived by Gaddafi brigades, who had requested to handle the heavy weapons in Al Asabah.
Fighting has been taking place between rebels and Gaddafi supporters in the key-stronghold of Bani Walid since Friday. Rebels have reportedly captured most of the northern section of the town.
There has been fierce resistance within Bani Walid, with heavy fighting taking place in the streets.
Resident Fadila Salim left Bani Walid this morning because she had been warned that \"the fighting will be very bad. Her son, Mohamamd Ibrahim, claims that there is no electricity or water in the town, and that food supplies are running out.
He says that many are \"stuck in their houses and afraid to leave.\"
The hunt for the Gaddafi elite continues:
This comes as the National Transitional Council (NTC) told ‘Arabs Today’ that Gaddafi’s 37-year old son, Al-Saedi, arrived in Niger on Sunday evening.
Niger’s Minister of Justice, Amadou Maru, confirmed this.
 “Nigerian armed forces intercepted a convoy which included Al-Saedi.”
“As we speak, the convoy is heading to Agadez in northern Niger.”
He said Al-Saedi \"has no status at all\" in Niger, suggesting that Al-Saedi has not been given refugee status, which would give him certain rights under international law.
The convoy included 12 armoured vehicles, and included eight former-regime officials, which Maru considered \"of minor importance compared to Al-Saedi.\"
Niger\'s Prime Minister said today that 32 members of the Gaddafi regime are currently in Niger.
Several convoys have crossed into Niger in the last week which have contained many high-profile former-regime officials, including Gaddafi’s chief of security and the head of his southern command.
Al-Saedi has reportedly offered to surrender.
The head of the NTC’s military council in Tripoli, Abdel-Hakim, said: “Saedi has expressed his desire to join the rebels and return to Tripoli if his safety can be guaranteed.”
Abdel-Hakim also claimed to know the whereabouts of other members of the Gaddafi family.
Three Libyan officials close to Gaddafi arrived in Niger on Thursday, including the former commander of Air Force. They were put under military surveillance.
Niger has stated that it will meet its international obligations and hand over any individuals wanted by the international courts.
Earlier, the Prime Minister of Guinea Bissau, Carlos Gomes Jr., said that his country would welcome Muammar Gaddafi if he sought asylum in his country, representing a possible reprieve for the besieged former-President.
Gomes Jr. told a Guinean radio station that “Gaddafi deserves respect and a good treatment after all the investments that Gaddafi made in Guinea Bissau.”
Rebels also announced that arrest of Gaddafi’s head of external security after he was found in a house in Tripoli.
NTC to begin governing within ten days:
The President of the Executive Office of the Transitional National Assembly, Mahmoud Jbril, said that the NTC will begin governing within ten days, with input from representatives across Libya.
Jbril has said that two governments will be formed. The first will be formed shortly to implement new NTC legislation, and the second will be formed once the NTC has achieved full control over Libya.
He stated: “we still in the process of liberating Libya.”
Mass Graves Found:
Jbril’s comments come as United Press International reports that two mass graves have been discovered in Tripoli, containing 15 decomposed bodies.
The NTC will work with forensics to identify the dead, as the bodies have decomposed beyond recognition.