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Libyan soldiers with an anti-aircraft machine gun mounted on a vehicle deploy in a Tripoli’s neighborhood after militias were ordered to leave the capital following weekend clashes on November 18, 2013 (AFP PHOTO/MAHMUD TURKIA)
Libyan troops in show of force in the capital
Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—The Libyan army was deployed in the capital Tripoli on Monday in order to avert armed clashes, following unrest over the weekend. Eyewitnesses in Tripoli informed Asharq Al-Awsat that dozens of military vehicles carrying Libyan army soldiers...Caption:
A picture taken on November 17, 2013, shows closed shops in the Libyan capital Tripoli (AFP PHOTO/MAHMUD TURKIA).
Libya: Tripoli residents continue general strike
Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—Residents of the Libyan capital Tripoli continued a general strike for the second day on Monday, in protest against the actions of militias in the capital last week. The strike began after a call for civil disobedience by Tripoli’s local...Caption:
Demonstrators protest against the General National Congress (GNC) at the Martyrs’ Square in Tripoli, November 9, 2013. (REUTERS/Ismail Zitouny)
Libyan parliament extends term in office, downplays protests
Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—A spokesman for Libya’s parliament, the General National Congress (GNC), Omar Humeidan, downplayed the significance of protests that swept Tripoli on Friday, angered by a possible extension of the GNC’s term without elections. The country is...Caption:
A car, driven by former Libyan intelligence officer Solomon Alvesy, burns after a bomb attack in Benghazi November 3, 2013. (REUTERS/Stringer)
