A man cries to maintain order, how execute civilians in Sirte in order to get food, and daily rations from various cities in Libya, donated 3. November 2011.
Credit: Reuters/Youssef BoudlalBy Rania El Gamal
SIRTE, Libya | Friday, 4 November 2011 4: 07 pm EDT
SIRTE, Libya (Reuters) - two weeks after Muammar al-Gaddafi was killed in his home town, to poison his tribe's own relatives in Sirte, that village, that he be turned into a preferred city with anger and fear, seething, warning, evil blood will come Libya for years.
How far the rhetoric of the vendetta can't put it into action, is difficult to assess, but it is not to misjudge the hatred of the triumphant rebels pushed out their relatives a hatred, reinforced Gaddafi abuse suffered after capture and humiliation, which was exposed to his body before his secret funeral.
"You would forget when someone wrongly killed your son?" You do not remember. Here never forget is, "said Hajj Abu Mohammed, Member of Gaddafi Gaddadfa tribe in Wadi Garif, the deposed strongman desert place of birth in addition to Sirte."
"There will be blood feuds,", he said, are in a place where the native said the graves of Gaddafi's mother and three other related have been emptied and desecrated by enemy combatants during the battle of Sirte, the eight months of the war.
People in Sirte are particularly hostile fighters from Misurata, the next major city in the West, about 250 km (160 km), which they accuse the or the graves and much of the destruction and killings in Sirte--including the Gaddafi himself.
A long tribute to Gaddafi mother Aisha bin Niran, is written on the wall behind the graves. Next to him read freshly sprayed graffiti "Committee for statue crash."
Many Libyans, chiefly to Misurata, the bombardments during the siege of Gaddafi's forces was damaged, believe that to defend soldiers from the Misurata also with the people in the Gulf of Sirte for Gaddafi and destroy their city.
Stories of murder and rape of Gaddafi be said behind closed doors and food rage troops in Misurata. Gaddafi loyalists in Sirte and other desert areas around it are bitter against the revolt which drove thousands from home.
SCATTERED REFUGEES
Hundreds of families have no place to go after their homes in the war have demolished, are now distributed in villages around Sirte. Some remain with related. Other life in tents in the desert, abandoned huts and old school.
You say, anti-Gaddafi fighters went to pillage and burn even after the war was over in their properties and Gaddafi was dead. Residents tell fighter stories of the Government forces of cars at gunpoint and take away their vehicles.
International human rights organizations have urged the new leadership in the Transitional National Council order and respect for civil rights, citing evidence of violations of human rights. In one case dozens of make, some with their hands bound, were found shot dead in a cage, where pro-Gaddafi had settled forces,.
"they stole our furniture, our house burned and took our car," Umm Khaled said as she sat in a tent, sharing it with dozens of her family in the desert.
"What remains in Libya?" Why didn't they just kill us and relieve us. The country and our leader was killed.
"Let it end."
Many Sirte residents are still strongly for Gaddafi, while others simply buy ruled with Libya's oil wealth to a safer and more prosperous time under the man for 42 years with certain sectors of society benefit.
Some consider nor Gaddafi secretly hides him photos under their stuff, while many as the "leader of the martyrs call" - in his Prime, he chose even call, the brother leader.
MEMORIES
"We have only four things in life, you understand me?" said a young girl, a resident of Sirte lives with her family in an abandoned school in Wadi Garif, as they raised their four fingers.
She took this correspondent notebook and pen and wrote "Allah, Muammar, Libya." And... that's all. "It was the ubiquitous vocals from Libyans under the old order."
"We were living in security with Muammar, we never thought we will end up living in a school," she said. "You look around, see food aid by organizations or any officials who visit us?" "Nobody."
The cruel display of Gaddafi's body in a cold room in Misurata for four days also has its root and Sirte residents, angry, such as the possible decision, secretly in the desert, to bury the body and it rejected his tribesmen under custom inter request.
"Our Tribal Sheik went to Tripoli where the Muammar." Rejected then the Misratah people hand him over. "You said he is not to be buried among the Muslims," said Hajj Abu Mohammed. "We dug grave here to bury him." But she said no. "
Other residence are available in the area said: "even if he is dead, they are afraid of him." "Perhaps they fear that there will be an uprising or something if people know where he was buried."
Many Libyans fear that civil war between tribes and regions flare could, if the NTC does not reconcile the hostility of the war and deal with the legacy of weapons, which is created throughout the country up.
"Libya is a tribal culture, and if they do not ensure that reconciliation between the tribes, is it a bloodbath," said Abdullah, Member of the Gaddadfa tribe.
Another man from Sirte, Abu Najeeb, who now, in a tent in the desert together with members who lives after their homes were destroyed, Hamamla tribe, said: "it's not only about weapons."
"I would have a big gun, but if I am content, I would not hurt anyone."
"But if I don't get my rights back and I'm not satisfied," added he, when he his fingers in the throat, "Can I kill three people with a small knife."
(Editing by Barry Malone and Alastair MacDonald)
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