A truck is loaded with the rubble of former leader Moamer Kadhafi's Bab al-Azizia compound in Tripoli on October 7, 2013, which will be turned into a public recreation area for families, the Libyan Tourism Minister announced earlier this year. Bab al-Azizia 'The Splendid Gate' was a military barracks and compound, situated in the southern suburbs of the capital. It served as the main base for the Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi until its capture by anti-Kadhafi forces on 23 August 2011, during the Battle of Tripoli.