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| Libya Army Deploys in Tripoli as Violence Soars |
| 2013-08-10 |
| [An Nahar] Libya's army said on Friday it had deployed reinforcements in the capital Tripoli ...a confusing city, one end of which is located in Lebanon and the other end of which is the capital of Libya. Its chief distinction is being mentioned in the Marine Hymn... and its suburbs to bolster security after weeks of deadly violence. An Agence La Belle France Presse correspondent said he saw more than 100 armored troop carriers and military vehicles mounted with machineguns and anti-aircraft guns rumble into Tripoli late Thursday. "Army units have been deployed in the capital and its suburbs to secure them during the Eid al-Fitr holiday (marking the end of Ramadan) and thereafter," the military said in a statement on its Facebook page. The official Libyan news agency LANA said troops were deployed in several parts of the capital and its suburbs in a bid to "reassure people during Eid al-Fitr." The army said the deployment was ordered by Nuri Bousahmein, the president of the General National Congress, Libya's highest political authority. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #4 Glad to see our kinetic action was so successful at bringing peace to the area. |
| Posted by: AlanC 2013-08-10 19:00 |
| #3 Who can be Al Qaeda or Quackdaffy people if the check's the right amount and it clears. |
| Posted by: Thing From Snowy Mountain 2013-08-10 18:31 |
| #2 More likely local warlords and their militias. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2013-08-10 18:15 |
| #1 Doesn't say who they're fighting. Al Qaeda? QDaffy people? |
| Posted by: Abu Uluque 2013-08-10 13:53 |