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Now that Gadhafi is dead, what has happened to his eight children?

With their father's death confirmed Thursday, what has become of Moammar Gadhafi's eight children?

 

Conflicting reports on the fates of Gadhafi's seven sons and one daughter, Aisha, have emerged at various points over the last months of conflict. Libya's transition forces have claimed at various points since the fall of Tripoli in August to have captured or killed some of Gadhafi's sons only for them later to reappear.

But according to the latest information, four of Gadhafi's children appear to be living in exile--two sons and his one daughter Aisha in Algeria, and one son in Niger. Three of Gadhafi's sons appear to be dead.

The fate of Gadhafi's most well-known son and onetime presumed heir apparent, Seif al-Islam, appears to be a mystery. There were unconfirmed reports from Libya's transition forces Friday that they had captured Seif al-Islam.

U.S. diplomatic cables released by Wikileaks this year describe bitter rivalries among Gadhafi's children, particularly between Seif al-Islam against

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