Mustafa Bin Dardef

Mustafa Bin Dardef مصطفى بن دردف
Personal details
Born	Benghazi, Libya
Died	18 October 2011 Sirte, Libya
Military service
Allegiance	Libya National Transitional Council
Service/branch	National Liberation Army
Years of service	2011
Rank	Field commander
Commands	Sirte
Battles/wars	Libyan Civil War * Battle of Sirte * Second Battle of Benghazi

Mustafa Bin Dardef (Arabic:مصطفى بن دردف) was a popular field commander from the Zintan brigade of the Anti-Gaddafi forces during the Libyan Civil War. He was killed by a mortar round just two days before the fall of Sirte and death of former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi.

Bin Dardef was a businessman in the Mediterranean city of Benghazi before he joined the uprising, importing medical equipment and children's toys, and was twice jailed under the Gaddafi regime for his alleged Islamist leanings. He commanded the Fakhri Alsalabi unit, named after a pilot killed in mid-March, and fought in the second battle of Benghazi. He left behind a son and four daughters.

He was active in the battle of Sirte, being the commander who announced the capture of Sirte's port on 26 September and speaking to news crews discussing the latest advances. He also annnouced the reports that Moussa Ibrahim had been captured in September, although this would later prove untrue. Ibrahim was again reported captured when Sirte fell, however, this was again proven to be untrue. On 22 October 2011, he was again reportedly captured for a third time, along with Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, near Bani Walid.

Bin Dardef died when a mortar round slammed into a vehicle packed with ammunition. A piece of metal tore into his bullet-proof vest while another ripped his throat, killing him almost instantly. He was buried in Benghazi's Martyrs' Cemetery, along with other fighters who had died in Sirte.

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