Libya orders militas to disband

[Chris]

BENGHAZI, Libya (AP) — Libya's president ordered all of the country's militias to come under government authority or disband, a move that appeared aimed at harnessing popular anger against the powerful armed groups following the attack last week that killed the U.S. ambassador.

The assault on the U.S. mission in Benghazi, which left Ambassador Chris Stevens and three other Americans dead, has sparked an angry backlash among many Libyans against the myriad armed factions that continue to run rampant across the nation nearly a year after the end of the country's civil war. On Friday, Benghazi residents staged a mass demonstration against the militias before storming the compounds of several armed groups in the city in an unprecedented protest to demand the militias dissolve.

The Associated Press: Libya orders 'illegitimate' militias to disband

 

[BecauseIKnow]

Great job! Time for the military to take over and form a full government

 

[Katzndogz]

Gee, the last time this happened was Afghanistan!

Americans are ready to believe anything.

 

[BecauseIKnow]

Katz complains no matter what happens. What a whiner

 

[Chris]

Tripoli, Libya (CNN) -- Libyan army troops raided a former military base in Tripoli Sunday, kicking out a rogue infantry brigade and detaining its members.

The raid came shortly after the army issued an ultimatum giving unauthorized militias 48 hours to withdraw from military compounds, public buildings and property belonging to members of the former regime in the country's capital and surrounding areas. A statement from the army vowed to "use force to carry out these orders," the state-run LANA news agency said.

Libyan troops raid rogue brigade's base - CNN.com

 

[RoadVirus]

At least Libya is making the effort to clean up it's mess. They don't want to lose that precious American foreign aid. Maybe Pakistan and the rest of the arab world should look to Libya as an example of common sense.

 

[mememe]

Libya's president ordered all of the country's militias to come under government authority or disband...


1. Thanks "international civilised community", there is no Libya any more. There are lots of tribes and territories.

2. "President" of a state that no longer exist! This "president" does not control even Tripoli, yet the rest of what was Libya before the war.

3. "President ordered"!

 

[MHunterB]

Sucking on that 'Pravda' poison is gonna kill you, Mimi !!!

 

[Katzndogz]

Judging from recent history, the militias will disband, melt into the background and reform later. Like the taliban did in Afghanistan.

 

[High_Gravity]

At least Libya is making the effort to clean up it's mess. They don't want to lose that precious American foreign aid. Maybe Pakistan and the rest of the arab world should look to Libya as an example of common sense.

Fuckin A.

 

[High_Gravity]

I don't know if this will work, but I have to give the new Libyan government credit for trying.

 

[High_Gravity]

Judging from recent history, the militias will disband, melt into the background and reform later. Like the taliban did in Afghanistan.

Thats a big possibility too.

 

[waltky]

They'll be back...

Libyan militias melt into desert, wait for another day
September 25th, 2012 - It might seem like Libya's Islamist militias are reeling in the face of the popular backlash that followed the attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi on September 11. But Libya analysts say these groups are well-entrenched and used to operating in hostile environments. They may have melted away for now - but maybe not for long.

Before the consulate attack, there was already growing resentment against these groups in Benghazi and places like Derna further east, as reported previously by CNN. But their autonomy was protected by the weakness of Libya's new government, generally poor security and the absence of effective security forces and a functioning judiciary. The backlash against them has included the sacking of the Benghazi office of Ansar al-Shariah on Friday by a large crowd, and attacks by crowds on the compounds of other militia in the city. In Derna, a town long associated with Salafi-jihadi groups, several militia - including Ansar al-Shariah and the Abu Slim Brigade - abandoned their camps, possibly fearing popular protest or U.S. military action. And in the capital, Tripoli, the army issued an ultimatum giving unauthorized militias 48 hours to withdraw from military compounds, public buildings and other property.

But it's unlikely that this will be enough to uproot Salafi brigades and assert the authority of the state, according to Libya analysts. "Violence in Libya is evolving from predictable militaristic violence characteristic of guerrilla warfare to include Salafi-jihadi terrorism," writes analyst Geoff Porter, a long-time watcher of Islamist trends in North Africa. These are groups "that harbor deep hostility toward the United States," he says. Writing in the latest edition of the CTC Sentinel, published by the Combating Terrorism Center at West Point, Porter perceives different goals among the different militia. Some have limited aims: they try to get a grievance addressed, get no response from the authorities, and sharply raise the stakes. One militia briefly seized Tripoli's airport in June; another attacked the prime minister's office in May.

Revenge attacks have mushroomed too - usually assassinations of former members of Moammar Gadhafi's security services. There have been about a dozen in Benghazi alone in recent months, according to local reports. Officials have also blamed Gadhafi loyalists for sabotage attacks aimed at destabilizing the new state. The situation is aggravated by the huge pool of weapons that were once in Gadhafi's armories but which are now held by competing militia. Porter identifies the Misrata militia, connected to the current interior minister, and the Zintan Brigade, linked to the defense minister, as the most powerful. Such violence is typical "as various factions seek to find their place in the emerging power structures," writes Porter. But the emergence of Salafi-jihadi groups is more worrisome.

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A general's warning about militants in Libya
September 24th, 2012 - Just three months ago, the four-star chief of the U.S. Africa Command warned of a growing threat from al Qaeda and other militant groups in Libya.

"There is a real concern in Libya. As Libya is coming out of the revolution and forming its new government, there very clearly are those who wish to undermine the formation of that government," said Gen. Carter Ham in a speech to senior military and civilian officials from Africa, Europe and the U.S. "We see some worrying indicators that al Qaeda and others are seeking to establish a presence in Libya," Ham warned. Ham often worked closely with the late Chris Stevens, the U.S. ambassador to Libya, killed in the attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi.

Ham has been trying to establish the initial stages of a military relationship with Libya, but the effort has been slowed by the presence and influence of armed militias, such as those suspected of being involved in the attack. Ham noted back in June the problem of bringing even more mainstream groups under the control of the central government. "Now how do you bring those disparate organizations under some degree of central government control? How do you use those organizations to the benefit of the people? How do you transform some of them into border police, into national police, into maritime police and other areas of government where they can continue to be valuable contributors to overall Libyan security?"

Ham made much of the same case as early as February of this year in testimony before the House Armed Services Committee, when he testified that there were "some small pockets" of "foreign fighters" in Libya. "There are remnants of that and there are indications that al Qaeda senior leadership is seeking to re-establish those networks, and that's one of the challenges that lays ahead for us."

As commander of U.S. military operations across Africa, Ham would be the senior U.S. officer in charge, if the president were to order a military strike against potential targets believed to be responsible for the attack. He is considered to be extremely knowledgeable about al Qaeda movements in Africa, as was Stevens. Ham has particularly made the case that al Qaeda in the Lands of the Islamic Maghreb poses an increasing concern and that the group is operating unconstrained in a large portion of Mali and coordinating with other extremist elements across North Africa.

A general's warning about militants in Libya – CNN Security Clearance - CNN.com Blogs

 

[mememe]

The so called "central Libyan government" does not control as much as Tripoli. It can't "order" anything; it represents US, UK, France, and means little to people of former Libya, even to their "revolutionary forces" and clans who sided with the interventionists...

What leverage does it have against gangs, militias and armed general population?

Former Libya is a mess of INTER-CLAN wars where everyone is fighting everyone else. Those who fight FOR independence of Kirenaica are the very same people whom "civilised international community" brought to power during their "civilised" aggression against Libya. Those who fight to PREVENT independence of Kirenaica are the very same people whom "civilised international community" brought to power during their "civilised" aggression against Libya. And somewhere in a middle of it there are those who fight against those who fight FOR independence of Kirenaica and those who fight to PREVENT independence of Kirenaica. And in between there are residual gangs of international "freedom fighters" who got stuck in former Libya and are now using their "freedom fighters" skills to make a living amid general lawlessness and chaos...

 

[Quantum Windbag]

BENGHAZI, Libya (AP) — Libya's president ordered all of the country's militias to come under government authority or disband, a move that appeared aimed at harnessing popular anger against the powerful armed groups following the attack last week that killed the U.S. ambassador.

The assault on the U.S. mission in Benghazi, which left Ambassador Chris Stevens and three other Americans dead, has sparked an angry backlash among many Libyans against the myriad armed factions that continue to run rampant across the nation nearly a year after the end of the country's civil war. On Friday, Benghazi residents staged a mass demonstration against the militias before storming the compounds of several armed groups in the city in an unprecedented protest to demand the militias dissolve.

The Associated Press: Libya orders 'illegitimate' militias to disband

Libya is in North Africa, not the Middle East. How stupid can one person be?

 

[Quantum Windbag]

Tripoli, Libya (CNN) -- Libyan army troops raided a former military base in Tripoli Sunday, kicking out a rogue infantry brigade and detaining its members.

The raid came shortly after the army issued an ultimatum giving unauthorized militias 48 hours to withdraw from military compounds, public buildings and property belonging to members of the former regime in the country's capital and surrounding areas. A statement from the army vowed to "use force to carry out these orders," the state-run LANA news agency said.

Libyan troops raid rogue brigade's base - CNN.com

The Army is raiding rogue bases in the capital of Libya? Why are there rogue bases in the fracking capital?

 

[mememe]

The Army is raiding rogue bases in the capital of Libya? Why are there rogue bases in the fracking capital?

And what constitute the "Army of Libya" nowadays?

 

[mememe]

A hunt for those who took part in the murder of Gaddafi continues.

The latest mysteriously disappeared "hero" -- Omran Shaaban spent 50 days in Bani-Valid until "Libyan president" managed to negotiate his release; Shaaban was transported to French hospital where he died from the effects of previous tortures.

The families of the other few "heroes" noted their relatives died without receiving promised $800 000 for the killing of Gaddafi.

Well... they didn't get their "30 pieces of silver", instead they got their just deserts.