Zintanis blockaded by Islamist Libya Dawn forces battled militias near Gharian. Tebus in Obari repelled advances by a non-local Tuareg militia, said to be the same one that was asked by Libya Dawn to take over Sharara oilfield last month. Salah Benali, a leader of the Derna militia Shoura Council of Islamic Youth, was killed while fighting with Islamist forces in Benghazi on Sept. 16. The head of the UN Support Mission in Libya said only “a small window of opportunity” remained for a peaceful resolution to the crisis in Libya. The Parliament rejected Prime Minister al Thinni’s proposed Cabinet.
