Libya’s Prime Minister Ali Zidan has sacked the defence minister, after three days of gun battles in the capital and amid a deteriorating security situation. In a news conference on 27 June, Zidan said he sacked Mohammed Al-Barghathi after different militias working for the defence and interior ministries fought in Tripoli. Security officials said at least 10 were killed and dozens injured in the clashes. On 26 June, three car bombs exploded, killing two and injuring 16 in the southern city of Sabha, officials said. Zidan described the clashes as a “suicidal scene” and said militias will be forced out of Tripoli. Nearly two years after Muammar Qaddafi’s ouster, successive governments depend on militias to maintain security.
LIBYA SACKS DEFENCE MINISTER AFTER CLASHES
Libya’s Prime Minister Ali Zidan has sacked the defence minister, after three days of gun battles in the capital and amid a deteriorating security situation. In a news conference on 27 June, Zidan said he sacked
