Crisis in Libya -- News Updates May 22, 2014

Libyan Government Warns Of New Militia Threat In Capital -- Reuters

* Parliament summons western militia after weekend attack
* Minister says Tripoli residents at risk
* Oil producer in political turmoil

TRIPOLI, May 22 (Reuters) - Libya's government accused parliament on Thursday of putting security in the capital at risk by summoning a militia from the west of the country to protect the assembly.

Parliamentary speaker Nuri Abu Sahmain invited the Central Shield militia to come to Tripoli after gunmen stormed the legislature on Sunday in an attack claimed by renegade general Khalifa Haftar.

"The government has noticed ... the entry of a... force which does not belong to the government, the Central Shield," Culture Minister Habib Lamin told reporters.

"This threatens the security of residents in Tripoli," he said. "We have a critical and dangerous situation."

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Crisis In Libya -- News Updates May 22, 2014

Islamist-led militias deploy in Libya's capital -- AP
Islamist militias deploy in Libya’s capital -- Al Arabiya
Libya government calls on militias to leave capital -- Daily Star
Support grows for renegade Libyan general -- IHS Janes 360
Leader of Libya anti-Islamist offensive calls for new civilian council -- CNN
Rogue general claims control of most Libya -- Europe Online
Libya renegade general seeks emergency cabinet -- Al Jazeera
The renegade general causing upheaval in Libya -- The Guardian
Op-Ed: General Hifter may plan to be Libya's General el-Sisi -- Ken Hanley, Digital Journal
Libya: As the country polarizes, a former general may be bidding for power -- The Economist