Apr 10 Michel Cousins

Cyrenaica tribal leaders demand suppression of illegal militias; pledge full support for Zeidan’s government

By Maha Ellawati.Benghazi, 10 April 2013:Tribal leaders and representatives from the eastern Libya have demanded that any quasi-military organisation...

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Senator McCain – no troops on the ground in Libya
Apr 4 Sami Zaptia

Senator McCain – no troops on the ground in Libya

By Sami Zaptia.Tripoli, 4 April 2013:Republican Arizona senator John McCain visiting Tripoli today said that there was no truth in the rumour that for...

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Ministries of Interior and Defence move to stamp out renegade militias
Mar 19 Nihal Zaroug

Ministries of Interior and Defence move to stamp out renegade militias

Tripoli, 19 March 2013:Interior Minister Ashour Shuwail and Chief of the Armed Forces Yousef Mangoush, meet in Tripoli on Sunday, 17 March, to visit t...

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Mar 19 Nigel Ash

Social networker's online petition takes off

By Hadi FornajiTripoli, 19 March 2013:An open letter to the government and Congress written by a social networker has snowballed into an online petiti...

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Feb 28 Michel Cousins

Analysis: The Security Conundrum

By Umar Khan.Tripoli, 28 February 2013:In the 16 months since the announcement of liberation of Libya, much has been achieved by the Al-Kib and Zeidan...

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Ministry of Interior preparing plan for weapons withdrawal and dismantling of illegal battalions
Dec 26 Sami Zaptia

Ministry of Interior preparing plan for weapons withdrawal and dismantling of illegal battalions

By Sami Zaptia.Tripoli, 26 December: An Interior Ministry official announced yesterday that the Ministry is preparing a plan for the withdrawal of hea...

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Dec 16 tomlittle

Benghazi police institute receives 1,500 SSC applications in two days

Tripoli, 16 December:Benghazi’s police training institute has been overwhelmed by the number of applications from members of the city’s Supreme Securi...

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Locals reported killed in central Tripoli gun battle with rogue SSC brigade
Nov 4 Michel Cousins

Locals reported killed in central Tripoli gun battle with rogue SSC brigade

Tripoli, 4 November:At least eleven people were reported killed and injured by sources in the Interior Ministry  in fighting today in central Tripoli'...

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Libya needs a weapons collection policy that can work
Oct 22 George Grant

Libya needs a weapons collection policy that can work

By Peter Fragiskatos.Weapons equal power. Militia vehicles parked outside the prime minister's office at a protest on 1 July. (Photo: George Grant)Lon...

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Oct 14 Sami Zaptia

Moving Forward on Economic Development: Policy Recommendations for Libya’s Next Government

By: Hafed Al-Ghwell and Paul Dyer 14 October 2012There is no doubt that the newly elected government in Libya – both the legislative and executive bra...

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