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In a major development, armed groups that have been controlling Libya’s capital for more than a decade have agreed to leave. The Interior minister who is part of the UN-recognised government Imed Trabelsi made the announcement recently
In a major development, armed groups that have been controlling Libya’s capital for more than a decade have agreed to leave. The Interior minister who is part of the UN-recognised government Imed Trabelsi made the announcement recently.
Trabelsi said from now on the militia’s “place is in their headquarters”, adding the Libyan government will use them only in exceptional circumstances for specific missions”. He said once they had left the capital other cities would follow, noting there will be no more checkpoints and no more armed groups on roads.
The deal will see at least five armed groups quit Tripoli by the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan on 9 April, including one based in an area where 10 people were killed over the weekend. It comes after a series of deadly clashes in the city in recent months.
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The militias with whom the government struck a deal are the General Security Force, the Special Deterrence Force, Brigade 444, Brigade 111 and the Stability Support Authority. They are not under the direct command of the Libyan government, though. Their operational independence was granted by a special status conveyed to them in 2021 by the government.
