sequestered

「隠退した、人里離れた、辺ぴな」

The Ageの記事、'Gaddafi hides as defectors plan for his end' by Jason Koutsoukisから。

'UNABLE to contain the revolt that has overrun most of Libya and shredded support for him abroad, besieged dictator Muammar Gaddafi remained sequestered in his Tripoli compound yesterday as rebel military leaders planned moves to oust him.

With almost no chance of Colonel Gaddafi suppressing the uprising that began on February 17, civilian leaders in Libya's second city of Benghazi are building an administration that will run the country before national elections can be held.

Leading human rights lawyer Abdel-Hafidh Ghoga, a key participant in moves to establish a national council that would oversee an interim administration, said the first priority was the liberation of Tripoli.'