Disarming Libyan Rebels Challenging But Necessary: Report

In many places in Libya, militias have far greater authority than the self-appointed National Transitional Council. Absorbing the former rebels into a new national army, police, or civilian role will be a crucial issue for Libya’s future.
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Disarming Libyan Rebels Challenging But Necessary: Report
Libyan demonstrators hold a banner that reads in Arabic “No for arms, yes for law. … It was and it shall be peaceful again” during a protest calling for disarming militiamen in Tripoli’s landmark Martyrs Square on Dec. 9, 2011. (Mahmud Turkia/AFP/Getty Images)
1/1/2012
Updated:
10/1/2015
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Libyan demonstrators hold a banner