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Al-Thini's government calls for civil disobedience in Tripoli

October 22, 2014 at 3:42 pm

The internationally recognised Libyan government, based in Tripoli, has called for civil disobedience in order to regain control of the country’s capital, which is currently under the grip of rebel militias. Meanwhile, Prime Minister Abdullah Al-Thini announced that the military is ready to restore order in the city.

The office of the Prime Minister Al-Thini published an official statement on its Facebook announcing that “orders were given to the Libyan army to march towards Tripoli to liberate it and to liberate all state institutions from the control of armed militias”. The statement also called on the people of Tripoli “to declare a state of civil disobedience across the city while they wait for the army to arrive”.

In an interview with AFP, Al-Thini said the Libyan army has united to free both Tripoli and Benghazi from the hands of Islamist militias.

Al-Thini’s government, which was elected in June, fled from the capital to escape Libya Dawn militias, allowing the militant group to gain control of the capital in late August and form a rival government.