Four Killed Overnight as Rebels Clash in Benghazi
Rebel Council's Troops Attacked Militia for Failing to Disarm
At least four rebel troops were killed today and roughly 20 others wounded when rebel leadership attacked a militia’s camp in the city of Benghazi. The rebels accuse the militia of being a “pro-Gadhafi group.”
The attack is related to an order earlier this month by the National Transitional Council, which demanded all rebel groups not directly under their control to immediately disarm. The effort seems to be to centralize the rebel movement.
The claims that the group was pro-Gadhafi don’t appear to be based on anything except their refusal to submit to NTC rule. The group was operating out of an old license plate factory and refused to surrender.
With the attack coming hot on the heels of the death of Abdel-Fattah Younis, the general commanding the East Libyan military, the concerns will only grow that the NTC, having failed in conquering the pro-Gadhafi West, is leading the east on a path toward another civil war.
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Ken Meyercord
July 31st, 2011 at 10:04 am
NATO has invested too much in its campaign against Libya to simply admit defeat and stop the bombing, but they must be looking for a way out as even they must realize they are just throwing good money after bad at this point. So, in the interest of world peace (and getting some real slimeballs to quit their destructive, self-defeating behavior), let me propose a way out. NATO could announce that the Libyans have agreed that Colonel Qaddafi will henceforth assume the title of "Brother Leader and Guide of the Revolution" but have no executive responsibilities or powers. Thus, NATO could claim it was successful in removing Qaddafi from power. That this was his title and his position BEFORE the NATO aggression began need only be known to the enlightened few. NATO's ironclad control over the media will assure that their benighted citizenry will never have a clue and thus be thrilled to celebrate yet another NATO victory over tyranny.
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Andor
July 31st, 2011 at 11:58 am
Spiders in a can killing their own kind. What a sad commentary..
pendulum
July 31st, 2011 at 2:28 pm
they taste the western money
AlphaOmega100
August 1st, 2011 at 10:39 am
Let them who would rule the world, be of a confused of face, He who slays with the Sword will be slain with a greater Sword and they that spread deceit weave a trap for themselfs!