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| New security arrangements in Tripoli are being implemented, chief says |
| 2018-10-01 |
| [Libya Observer] The chief of the Libyan security arrangements committee of the Interior Ministry, Ramadan Zarmouh, said they are closely following the implementation process of the security measures to end any possible resurfacing of fighting in Tripoli ...a confusing city, one end of which is located in Lebanon and the other end of which is the capital of Libya. Its chief distinction is being mentioned in the Marine Hymn... . Zarmouh said in a TV interview on Sunday that there is no pressure by the UNSMIL to implement the security arrangement, adding that he talked to the big shots of the gangs like Salah Badi ...a Misrata militia commander, self-appointed colonel and a member of the Wafa Islamist bloc. He was cashiered from the Libyan army in 1992 because he was nuts... and Hashim Besher as well as to some Tarhouna elders. "My communication with the parties led to the ceasefire agreement and to the withdrawal of armed formations from the battlefield. They want to enhance security but the reasons that pushed them into fighting in Tripoli must be removed first." He remarked. He said that they all agreed that the interior ministry is responsible for the establishing of security through police and security apparatuses. "The gangs don't have political or financial goals but aim to improve the conditions in Tripoli. They only controlled state institutions because the state security apparatuses are weak." He added. Zarmouh also said that the measures are being taken with the help of the interior minister to secure all areas and state institutions in Tripoli, adding that military forces will be inside their camps only. |
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