The Libyan Minister of Defence in Bani Walid
The Libyan Minister of Defense, Osama al Djouali visited Wednesday in Bani Walid, a former stronghold of Muammar Gaddafi 150 km southeast of Tripoli, whose inhabitants expelled the pro-government militia on Monday.
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"The minister is here today and will discuss with them how to find a solution to this problem," said Abdul Aziz al Djmaili, city council member."A force of peace arrived and set up checkpoints on the outskirts of the city," he added, Reuters reports.
These troops consist of brigades from surrounding communities and are loyal to the National Transitional Council (NTC) in power in Tripoli.
On Monday, residents of Bani Walid attacked the barracks of the strengths of CNT in the city, killing four militiamen and government troops forced to retreat to the suburbs.
Accusing the pro-NTC fighters of harassing the population, the "elders" in the city have set up their own local council Tuesday and warned the authorities in Tripoli against interference.
Bani Walid, a stronghold of the Warfalla tribe, was one of the last cities to surrender to the rebels against anti-Gaddafi last year. Since then, its residents say they are exposed to harassment by representatives of the new power which still regards as adversaries.
On withdrawing from the city, the soldiers of the NTC had claimed that the people were waving green flags, the emblem of the Libyan Qadhafi Jamahiriah. Reuters journalists who were able to go onTuesday in Bani Walid saw no green flag emblems but several red-green-black colors of the NTC.
The new government of Libya is increasingly challenged three months after the death of Muammar Gaddafi.
Vice President of the NTC, Abdul Hafiz Ghoga, presented his resignation on Sunday, three days after being attacked by young demonstrators in Benghazi, the capital of Cyrenaica and cradle of the anti-Gaddafi insurgency last year.
The President of the NTC, Mustapha Abdeljalil also booed by protesters on Saturday night, said that Libya might be in a "bottomless pit" as violent protest of the new authorities continued.
These incidents illustrate the dissatisfaction of a portion of the population that requires the removal of figures linked to the old regime still in positions of responsibility.
These troops consist of brigades from surrounding communities and are loyal to the National Transitional Council (NTC) in power in Tripoli.
On Monday, residents of Bani Walid attacked the barracks of the strengths of CNT in the city, killing four militiamen and government troops forced to retreat to the suburbs.
Accusing the pro-NTC fighters of harassing the population, the "elders" in the city have set up their own local council Tuesday and warned the authorities in Tripoli against interference.
Bani Walid, a stronghold of the Warfalla tribe, was one of the last cities to surrender to the rebels against anti-Gaddafi last year. Since then, its residents say they are exposed to harassment by representatives of the new power which still regards as adversaries.
On withdrawing from the city, the soldiers of the NTC had claimed that the people were waving green flags, the emblem of the Libyan Qadhafi Jamahiriah. Reuters journalists who were able to go onTuesday in Bani Walid saw no green flag emblems but several red-green-black colors of the NTC.
The new government of Libya is increasingly challenged three months after the death of Muammar Gaddafi.
Vice President of the NTC, Abdul Hafiz Ghoga, presented his resignation on Sunday, three days after being attacked by young demonstrators in Benghazi, the capital of Cyrenaica and cradle of the anti-Gaddafi insurgency last year.
The President of the NTC, Mustapha Abdeljalil also booed by protesters on Saturday night, said that Libya might be in a "bottomless pit" as violent protest of the new authorities continued.
These incidents illustrate the dissatisfaction of a portion of the population that requires the removal of figures linked to the old regime still in positions of responsibility.
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