Gaddafi tells West he will fight to death

Published June 23rd, 2011 - 06:52 GMT
Libya fight
Libya fight

Defiant Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi has issued a new audio message, saying he had his "back to the wall" but did not fear death. He stressed the battle against the Western "crusaders" would continue "to the beyond".

"We will resist and the battle will continue to the beyond, until you're wiped out. But we will not be finished," Gaddafi said in the message aired late on Wednesday on Libyan television.

"There's no longer any agreement after you killed our children and our grandchildren.... We have our backs to the wall. You can move back," he added.

"We are not frightened. We are not trying to live or escape," Gaddafi said.

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