World | Iman al-Obeidi Libyan Rape Accuser Moves to US Iman al-Obeidi gets asylum; told media Gadhafi forces assaulted her By Matt Cantor Posted Jul 29, 2011 3:10 AM CDT Copied Hands from hotel employees trying to grab her, and foreign journalist attempting to protect her, surround Iman al-Obeidi, right, after she showed her wounds to the press. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay) The woman who burst into a media breakfast to say she’d been gang-raped by Moammar Gadhafi’s forces has arrived in the US, where she’s been granted asylum, CNN reports. Iman al-Obeidi flew into New York following 54 days in a UN refugee camp in Romania; she then took another flight to her new US home. Saying she was excited to be here, al-Obedi thanked the government and Hillary Clinton and said she hoped someday to meet the secretary of state. Read These Next Not something you usually find while unpacking during a move. Here's what to expect this week from Hurricane Erin. Popular author has no plans to stop donating, even if it means jail. Military is seeing yet another high-profile departure under Trump. Report an error