wheel of history turned inexorably , and all who watched knew it would never turn back , '' wrote the paper 's Simon Tisdall . `` The Arab Spring had claimed another infamous scalp . The risky western intervention had worked . And Libya was liberated at last . '' France 's Le Figaro reports the events of Thursday as `` Mission Accomplished '' for NATO after a seven-month-long campaign which has seen 26,000 sorties flown over Libya . But it warns that Libya 's new leaders , the National Transitional Council , must do all they can to avoid the country falling into the same state of chaos and anarchy which hit Iraq in 2003 after the fall of Saddam Hussein . `` The National Transitional Council has an obligation to put an end to the ragtag bands of rebels , to protect those Libyan residents with darker skin than others , to forbid any wild behavior ; in short it must ensure the spirit of justice and reconciliation prevails over that of revenge . '' In Germany , Die Welt ponders the question of how exactly Gadhafi 's end came about , reporting on the conflicting information about
London -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Graphic photos of the violent death of former Libyan strongman Moammar Gadhafi dominate most front newspaper pages on Friday , amid a sense of relief that an end to the conflict in the North African country is in sight . Some tabloids effectively dance on Gadhafi 's grave . The headline in The Sun tabloid in Britain has the headline : `` That 's for Lockerbie . '' In an editorial , the paper adds : `` British forces should be very proud today as a liberated Libya celebrates the death '' of Gadhafi . `` Our brilliant troops spearheaded the operation to end the dictator 's tyranny . `` Revenge is sweet . The architect of Lockerbie , who supplied the IRA with bombs and had London WPC -LRB- policewoman -RRB- Yvonne Fletcher murdered , died like a rat after being cornered in a drain . `` Six months after the killing of Osama bin Laden , the world is rid of another madman . '' Even the left-leaning Guardian recognizes the success of NATO 's military campaign in Libya . `` After all the waiting , the killings and the tears , the