Daughter of M. Gaddafi claimed her father is alive and fighting

The daughter of Colonel Muammar Gaddafi claimed on Friday that her father is alive and fighting on the ground in Libya, The Telegraph reports.

Aisha Gaddafi also attacked the country's new rulers and called them "traitors" in a telephone message aired by Syria-based Arrai television.

"Remain reassured, your great leader is doing well. He carries weapons and is fighting on the fronts," she said in the message.

"You can be proud of your leader," she said, addressing the "resistant people" of Libya.

She warned Libyans that "those who have betrayed their allegiance could do the same with you".

Aisha Gaddafi, who fled to Algeria with her mother and two brothers late last month, called on the people to "rise" against the new rulers, saying members of the National Transitional Council were "traitors who have broken their oath of allegiance" toward Gaddafi, the Herald Sun reports.