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| New Libyan Army Deployed to Settle Feud |
| 2011-11-16 |
| [Tripoli Post] Members of what is being described as a new Libyan army have managed to settle a four-day feud between gunnies from the city of Zawiyah and the nearby tribal area of Warshefana, Abdel Hafiz Ghoga, a bigwig in Libya's National Transitional Council has said. It is the first time that this new group of soldiers wearing uniforms have been deployed to settle a feud between rival militia that has reportedly had claimed at least 13 lives. They served as a buffer between gunnies to end the fighting, the most sustained since the end of the eight-month long conflict that ousted the former Al Qadaffy ... who is now deader than a rock... regime. Abdel Hafiz Ghoga has been report4d saying that members of the national army took up positions between Zawiyah and the Warshefana lands, where armed forces fired rockets, mortars and heavy machine guns at each other that left several houses damaged. The new army manned checkpoints and searched cars for weapons. "Members of the national army are now in control of the base, which was a source of conflict," Ghoga said. It is not yet clear what sparked the violence with both sides blaming each other including that some of the Warshefana residents had ties to the old regime. It appeared to be a fight for control of a former major military base. Ghoga told AP that the units deployed on Monday were forerunners, and that a full army would be formed only after a new government is announced next Sunday. The government is scheduled to run Libya for eight months until elections for a national assembly. Ghoga added that former anti-Al Qadaffy fighters will then have the choice either to join the security forces or return to civilian life. Several NTC fighters who fought to topple the former regime remain armed, and there has been growing concern about the lack of control over all the weapons. Brigadier General Abdel Salam al-Hasi, commander of the new forces, told AP that fighters deciding to join the army would first have to undergo training. "Everyone will have to obey the legitimacy of our army," he said, adding that the security force is growing in numbers. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #2 A three cornered gang fight? |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2011-11-16 18:21 |
| #1 It appeared to be a fight for control of a former major military base. Ah, a Mad Months not years, kids. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2011-11-16 11:50 |