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Libya Civil Unrest

Libya Civil Disorder

This is a general Thread to Discuss civil strife in Libya where protests are causing clashes with authorities.

When riots happen in Libya how are they normally quelled?

Note: There are more specific Threads that detail crime, politics and terrorism for Libya - do search.

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5 killed in armed clashes over residential allocations in Libya:

Five people were killed and four others wounded in armed clashes following an allocation dispute in a residential complex in Libya, security sources said Monday. Ref. Source 9

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Heavy fighting rocks Libyan capital as rival militia battle:

Anti-aircraft gunfire and grenade blasts erupted in several parts of Tripoli late on Thursday, the second time this week that the Libyan capital has been rocked by fighting between rival militia groups.. Ref. Source 2

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Libya's capital begins 3-day strike over militia violence:

The streets of Tripoli were deserted as the vast majority of the city's businesses and schools were closed. Bakeries, pharmacies, hospitals and gas stations remained open. Al-Sadat al-Badri, who is head of Tripoli's city council, said the strike is to last three days. Ref. Source 9

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Islamists demand fall of Libyan govt, end to oil blockades:

Around 300 Islamists took to the streets of the Libyan port of Benghazi on Friday demanding the fall of the government and an end to strikes and sit-ins stopping crude exports - the first sign of public opposition to the blockades in the oil-rich east. Ref. Source 4

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Libya crisis looms as strikes wipe out finances:

Oil exports down to just 110,000 barrels a day - Little room to cut spendingAs strikes at Libyan oil ports run into a sixth month, reducing government income to a trickle, a budget crisis could be just around the corner for a country wearily accustomed to chaos. Ref. Source 5

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Libya Killing Spree Terrorizes Citizens:

Unknown assassins settling scores, extremists out to make a point, military wings of political blocks eliminating rivals and outlaw gangs killing for profit are leaving a bloody trail from Derna to Benghazi. And citizens say the government appears unable to stop it Ref. Source 5

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Libyan former military chief arrested after 'calling for coup':

Protests have taken place in Tripoli's Martyrs Square, with demonstrators angry at the decision by Libya's interim parliament to extend the country's post-revolutionary transition period. Ref. Source 6