Libya: Government Struggles to Exercise Control

Libyan officials are working to break up the violent armed gangs that were behind the attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi and to disarm heavily armed militias and thugs who refuse to answer to government control. Protests by the Libyan people against Islamist extremists provided the government some momentum this week to address the problem of militias and al-Qaeda-related groups. But it was not enough. In this piece, LIGNET explains the security situation inside Libya and the challenges the government faces.

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