Libyans Fear Standoff Between Muslim Brotherhood And Opposition Forces -- The Guardian
Tripoli is braced for armed confrontation and threat of a coup as rebels mobilise across the country and blockade key oil ports.
Fears are growing in Libya of an Egypt-style standoff between the ruling Muslim Brotherhood and opposition forces, with rebels blockading key oil ports and the capital, Tripoli, braced for armed confrontation.
Leaders in the provinces of Cyrenaica and Fezzan are considering breaking away from the centre with rebel militias mobilising across the country.
With oil exports plunging 70%, the government has threatened to use force to capture oil terminals held by armed protesters, raising the risk of civil war.
The capital is tense, with nightly exchanges of gunfire. Diplomats, along with many ordinary Libyans, observe a self-imposed dusk-to-dawn curfew. The president of congress, Nuri Abu Sahmain, has summoned militias allied to the Brotherhood to the capital, deploying troops across the city to forestall what his commanders say is the threat of a coup.
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My Comment: You would think that with all of that oil wealth .... some peaceful arrangement will be found .... but apparently not.
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"You would think that with all of that oil wealth .... some peaceful arrangement will be found .... but apparently not. " It's because of it that you'll see more fighting. The MB doesn't want to lose this potential funding and base of operations.
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