Libya: Tensions Between Government And Militias Come To A Head -- The Guardian
Militias urged to disband after Libya Shield killed protesters in Benghazi last week, but government lacks means to enforce this
Tucked away inside the battered Benghazi militia base where 31 people were killed in fighting last weekend is its greatest secret – a makeshift prison inside the toilets.
The Libya Shield militia who occupied the base, now pockmarked with bullet and shell holes, had converted toilet cubicles into prison cells, with metal grilles and doors welded on.
Scratched on to the wall of one cubicle are a line of numbers, ending in 147, but police now occupying the base say they don't know what became of the inmates. Until security forces stormed the base, the authorities had no idea the prison existed.
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More News On Growing Tensions Between The Libyan Government And The Country's Militias
Libyan militias fight to maintain power -- Deutsche Welle
Libya Army Chief Vows End to Militias This Year -- ABC News/AP
Libyan army chief urges rebels to join the army -- Reuters
Libyans to militias: "Get lost." -- Foreign Policy
Libya: Militias To Be Put Down By Any Means Necessary -- Strategy Page
Libya’s government and the militias: Is the tide turning? -- The Economist
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