A NATO official said Gadhafi loyalists were "boxed in" to one particular area of Sirte, which was scouted by NATO drones and rebel fighters. The airstrike destroyed "multiple vehicles" and NATO members believed Gadhafi was in the convoy but not directly hit.
"At the time of the strike, NATO did not know that Gadhafi was in the convoy. NATO's intervention was conducted solely to reduce the threat toward the civilian population, as required to do under our U.N. mandate. As a matter of policy, NATO does not target individuals," NATO said in a statement.
As for the late despot's burial, Jibril said DNA samples confirmed Gadhafi's identity, and the International Criminal Court -- which had issued an arrest warrant for the ousted dictator on war-crimes charges -- has agreed to allow Gadhafi's burial.
NATO forces have been enforcing a U.N. mandate to protect Libyan civilians. Although Libyan fighters eventually captured Gadhafi, Western intervention through NATO was a key factor in his downfall.
A NATO official told CNN that NATO ambassadors and Adm. James Stavridis, the supreme allied commander, will discuss ending the alliance's military mission at Friday's meeting in Brussels.
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