Hundreds of demonstrators from across the country gathered in Algeria Square in Tripoli to protest the influence of armed unofficial militias. The Interior Ministry is still under siege by a militia. The government is trying to lure militiamen into employment with the police and military, and plans to send 19,500 security force members for training to the US, France, the UK, and Italy. Oil field guards and “armed groups” are disrupting the export of oil at two key terminals.
