Libyan Government Confiscates 100 Tanks from Gaddafi Loyalists
Libyan government forces have confiscated 100 tanks and almost 30 rocket launchers from a militia loyal to former Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi, and interior ministry spokesman said.
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Abdelmonem al-Hur said that following a raid on Wednesday on a camp occupied by a group of Gaddafi loyalists at Tarhuna, calling themselves the Brigade of the Faithful, they managed to discover the heavy arsenal and arrest militia members, The Triploi Times reports.
Mr Al-Hur said that the haul was made during the raid on the town 60 kilometres from the country's capital, Tripoli, one person was killed and several others injured.
The government is reportedly blaming this militia for the car bombings on Sunday that killed two people. Thirteen members belonging to the Gaddafi loyalist militia, were arrested in the raid.
Amid growing concern about the number of violent incidents in the country, three people were killed late Thursday and about 40 injured in tribal clashes between tribes in the western Libyan town of Zlitan, some 120 kilometres away from the capital, Tripoli.
The fighting reportedly erupted after a tribesman was killed by a rival tribe in the town.
There has as yet been no proposal from the National Congress government on how to deal with Libya’s security problems and the clashes between militias and rival tribes. The fact that a pro Gaddafi militia could amass 100 tanks 60 kms from the capital is disturbing as there are fears that former regime members are poised to take action against the government. Saif ul - Islam , Gaddafi's son is due to stand trial in Zintan in September.
Mr Al-Hur said that the haul was made during the raid on the town 60 kilometres from the country's capital, Tripoli, one person was killed and several others injured.
The government is reportedly blaming this militia for the car bombings on Sunday that killed two people. Thirteen members belonging to the Gaddafi loyalist militia, were arrested in the raid.
Amid growing concern about the number of violent incidents in the country, three people were killed late Thursday and about 40 injured in tribal clashes between tribes in the western Libyan town of Zlitan, some 120 kilometres away from the capital, Tripoli.
The fighting reportedly erupted after a tribesman was killed by a rival tribe in the town.
There has as yet been no proposal from the National Congress government on how to deal with Libya’s security problems and the clashes between militias and rival tribes. The fact that a pro Gaddafi militia could amass 100 tanks 60 kms from the capital is disturbing as there are fears that former regime members are poised to take action against the government. Saif ul - Islam , Gaddafi's son is due to stand trial in Zintan in September.
Source : https://www.marocafrik.com/english/Libyan-Governme...