Gaddafi dies of wounds after capture 20 Oct 2011 Deposed Libyan ruler Muammar Gaddafi has died of injuries he sustained during his capture by the National Transitional Council (NTC) fighters [aka US backed mercenaries, fighting for ExxonMobil and BP] in the northern city of Sirte. “He was also hit in his head. There was a lot of firing against his group and he died,” Reuters quoted an unidentified senior NTC military official as saying on Thursday. There was no independent confirmation of his remarks.