Sogezly said the faction, calling itself the Shakir Brigade, was involved in killing Gen. Abdel Fattah Younis and freeing Gadhafi loyalists from prison during the ensuing turmoil Thursday night…

But Ali Tarhouni, the Transitional National Council‘s oil minister, told the BBC that Younis was killed along with two other commanders by members of the Obaida ibn Jarrah Brigade…

And a Gadhafi regime spokesman blamed al-Qaida for the killing as speculation ran wild.