Moammar Gadhafi, who ruled Libya with a dictatorial grip for 42 years until he was ousted by his own people in an uprising that turned into a bloody civil war, was killed Thursday ...

Unconfirmed reports say that toppled leader is in a critical condition and the head of his armed forces has been killed.

Revolutionary Libyan fighters inspect the tunnels where Moammar Gadhafi is claimed to have been found in, in Sirte, Libya, Thursday, Oct. 20, 2011. Officials in Libya's transitional government said Moammar Gadhafi was captured and possibly killed Thursday when revolutionary forces overwhelmed his hometown, Sirte, the last major bastion of resistance two months after the regime fell. (AP Photo/David Sperry)

June 12, 2010 file photo, Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi talks during a ceremony to mark the 40th anniversary of the evacuation of the American military bases in the country, in Tripoli, Libya. The Associated Press is aware of reports that Moammar Gadhafi has been captured in Sirte. The chief spokesman for the revolutionary National Transitional Council Jalal el-Gallal and the council military spokesman Abdul-Rahman Busin told the AP that those reports are unconfirmed. (AP Photo/ Abdel Magid Al Fergany, File)

This undated photo shows Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi. A U.S. official says Libya's new government has told the United States that Gadhafi, 69, is dead. The official said Libya's Transitional National Council informed U.S. officials in Libya of the development Thursday, Oct. 20, 2011. His death on Thursday, confirmed by Prime Minister Mahmoud Jibril, came as Libyan fighters defeated Gadhafi's last holdouts in his hometown of Sirte, the last major site of resistance in the country. (AP Photo/File)

In this Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2009 file photo, Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi gestures with a green cane as he takes his seat behind bulletproof glass for a military parade in Green Square, Tripoli, Libya. Libyan special forces stormed a two-day-old protest encampment in the country's second largest city of Benghazi, clearing the area early Saturday, Feb. 19, 2011, said witnesses, as a human rights group estimate scores of people have died in the harsh crackdown on days of demonstrations. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis, File)

file- in this sept. 8 2010 file photo, libya'n leader moammar gadhafi fans his face during the forum of kings, princes, sultans, sheikhs and mayors of africa in tripoli. moammar gadhafi issued a new audio statement thursday oct. 6, 2011, calling for resistance to libya's new leaders.(ap photo/abdel magid al fergany, file)

file - this is a monday, nov. 29, 2010 file photo of libyan leader moammar gadhafi as talks during the first session of the 3rd africa-eu summit in tripoli, libya. interpol has already issued red notices for moammar gadhafi and his son seif al-islam gadhafi based on a request by the international criminal court. both men have been charged with crimes against humanity. (ap photo/geert vanden wijngaert, file

Moammar Gadhafi's son, Seif al-Islam speaks outside of the Rixos hotel in Tripoli, Libya, Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2011. Al-Islam, who was earlier reported arrested by Libya's rebels, turned up early Tuesday morning at the hotel where foreign journalists stay in Tripoli, then took reporters in his convoy on a drive through the city. (AP Photo/Dario Lopez-Mills)

FILE - In this March 8, 1977 file photo Cuban leader Fidel Castro and Moammar Gadhafi meet in Tripoli, Libya. As rebels swarmed into Tripoli late Sunday, Aug. 21, 2011, and Gadhafi's son and one-time heir apparent Seif al-Islam was arrested, Gadhafi's rule was all but over, even though some loyalists continued to resist. (AP Photo, File)

FILE - In this April 27, 2004 file photo provided by the European Commission, Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi walks past a painting at the EU Commission headquarters in Brussels. As rebels swarmed into Tripoli, Libya, late Sunday, Aug. 21, 2011, and Gadhafi's son and one-time heir apparent Seif al-Islam was arrested, Gadhafi's rule was all but over, even though some loyalists continued to resist. (AP Photo/European Commission, File) MANDATORY CREDIT

FILE - In this March 22, 2005 file photo, Syrian President Bashar Assad, left, talks to Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi prior the 17th League of Arab States' summit in Algiers. As rebels swarmed into Tripoli, Libya, late Sunday, Aug. 21, 2011, and Gadhafi's son and one-time heir apparent Seif al-Islam was arrested, Gadhafi's rule was all but over, even though some loyalists continued to resist. And, thousands of anti-government protesters took to the streets across Syria on Monday after a televised appearance by Assad, shouting for him to step down and chanting "Gadhafi is gone, now it's your turn Bashar!" (AP Photo/Nabil, File)

FILE - In this March 25, 2004 file photo, Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi, at right, with Britain's Prime Minister Tony Blair as they meet outside Tripoli, Libya. As rebels swarmed into Tripoli late Sunday, Aug. 21, 2011, and Gadhafi's son and one-time heir apparent Seif al-Islam was arrested, Gadhafi's rule was all but over, even though some loyalists continued to resist. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant, File)

FILE - In this July 9, 2002 file photo, Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi , right, stands with former South African President Nelson Mandela at the launch of the African Union (AU) in Durban, South Africa. As rebels swarmed into Tripoli, Libya, late Sunday, Aug. 21, 2011, and Gadhafi's son and one-time heir apparent Seif al-Islam was arrested, Gadhafi's rule was all but over, even though some loyalists continued to resist. (AP Photo/Obed Zilwa, File)

FILE - In this August 1990 file photo, during an emergency Arab League summit, Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi, left, is driven by Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, in Tahrir Square in Cairo. As rebels swarmed into Tripoli, Libya, late Sunday, Aug. 21, 2011, and Gadhafi's son and one-time heir apparent Seif al-Islam was arrested, Gadhafi's rule was all but over, even though some loyalists continued to resist. (AP Photo/Farouk Ibrahim, File)

FILE - In this Oct. 10, 2010 file photo, Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi, center, with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, right, and his Yemeni counterpart Ali Abdullah Saleh, left, pose during a group picture with Arab and African leaders during the second Afro-Arab summit in Sirte, Libya. As rebels swarmed into Tripoli, Libya, late Sunday, Aug. 21, 2011, and Gadhafi's son and one-time heir apparent Seif al-Islam was arrested, Gadhafi's rule was all but over, even though some loyalists continued to resist. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil, File)

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Moammar Gadhafi, who ruled Libya with a dictatorial grip for 42 years until he was ousted by his own people in an uprising that turned into a bloody civil war, was killed Thursday ...

In this April 10, 2011 file photo, Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi gestures to his supporters in Tripoli, Libya. The International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants Monday June 27, 2011, for Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi, his son and his intelligence chief for crimes against humanity in the early days of their struggle to cling to power. (AP Photo/Pier Paolo Cito, File)

Moammar Gadhafi, who ruled Libya with a dictatorial grip for 42 years until he was ousted by his own people in an uprising that turned into a bloody civil war, was killed Thursday ...

Moammar Gadhafi, who ruled Libya with a dictatorial grip for 42 years until he was ousted by his own people in an uprising that turned into a bloody civil war, was killed Thursday ...

A young pro-Gadhafi supporter holds a photograph of him upside-down by mistake, at an organised rally in Green Square, Tripoli, Libya Friday, March 4, 2011. In Tripoli, Gadhafi loyalists fired tear gas and live ammunition to smother a new outbreak of protests, while thousands of Gadhafi supporters later packed into the capital's central Green Square, waving green flags and pictures of the Libyan leader in a counterdemonstration complete with fireworks. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

A political book showing Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi burns in a fire during a demonstration against him in Benghazi, eastern Libya, Wednesday, March 2 , 2011. Arabic writing on book reads "The One Eagle".(AP Photo/Kevin Frayer)

Unidentified pro-Gadhafi security forces stand near a checkpoint on a street in Qasr Banashir, southeast of the capital Tripoli, in Libya, Tuesday, March 1, 2011.