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| Tripoli will get checkpoint at its 9 entry points - Defence Minister Abdullah Al-Thini |
| 2013-11-25 |
| [Libya Herald] Speaking at last night's late presser, Defence Minister Abdullah Al-Thini revealed that 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... will get checkpoints at its 9 main entry points. Al-Thini confirmed that no one would be able to get into Tripoli without having to pass through these points, which he revealed would be manned by the Military Police. The Defence Minister was indirectly alleviating concerns that some of the militias or their arms might be sneaked back into Tripoli unnoticed. Al-Thini confirmed that 3,000 troops had been deployed all over Tripoli since the militia pullouts and that military personnel were currently covered by existing rules of engagement which protect them against legal action. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 And I believe the Libyan army's ROE for dealing with the militias is to shoot first and ask questions later. The militias have killed dozens of Libyan soldiers under the guise of "oops, sorry, we thought you were someone else" and I think the other shoe has dropped on the militias...or at least I hope so, I have clothes and about $15,000 in dinar stuck in a bank in Tripoli and I can't get back there. |
| Posted by: Bill Clinton 2013-11-25 10:30 |