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Libya's rebel leaders announced a million-dollar award Wednesday for the head of Gaddafi after the embattled dictator ordered regime loyalists to continue resisting the "rebel occupation" of Tripoli, the nation's capital, Reuters reported.

"To any of his inner circle who kill Gaddafi or capture him, society will give amnesty or pardon for any crime he has committed," said Mustafa Abdel Jalil, the chairman of Libya's National Council, during a conference in Benghazi.

Abdel Jalil said an unnamed businessman in Benghazi offered a $1.3 million award for killing Gaddafi. Gaddafi's whereabouts are still unknown. 

The announcement of a bounty completes Gaddafi's full transition from embattled, 42-year dictator to worldwide fugitive. But even with his regime's demise in sight, Gaddafi has remained steadfast, urging those still loyal to the regime to continue the fight.

"The tribes of Tripoli and outside Tripoli, as well as residents inside Tripoli who have no tribes, should purify their areas and the city of Tripoli," Gaddafi said in a poor-quality audio broadcast on a satellite channel.

Although the rebels now occupy Gaddafi's presidential compound, his men remained entrenched in several neighborhoods around the capital, including Abu Selim, and are still resisting rebel forces, according to Al-Jazeera. 

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