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| Libyan army removes heads of Benghazi militias | Libyan army removes heads of Benghazi militias |
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| Libya's army has removed the heads of two of Benghazi's main militia groups, as it tries to reassert control over armed groups or disband them. | Libya's army has removed the heads of two of Benghazi's main militia groups, as it tries to reassert control over armed groups or disband them. |
| The February 17 Brigade's Fawzi Bukatif and Rafallah al-Sahati's Ismail al-Salabi were replaced by colonels. | The February 17 Brigade's Fawzi Bukatif and Rafallah al-Sahati's Ismail al-Salabi were replaced by colonels. |
| Last week saw demonstrations against armed groups in Benghazi following this month's killing of the US ambassador. | Last week saw demonstrations against armed groups in Benghazi following this month's killing of the US ambassador. |
| Islamist militants have denied being behind the attack, but the killing sparked widespread fury in Benghazi. | |
| Ambassador Christopher Stevens and three others Americans died during an attack on the city's US consulate on 11 September, which coincided with protests over an anti-Islam video produced in the US. | Ambassador Christopher Stevens and three others Americans died during an attack on the city's US consulate on 11 September, which coincided with protests over an anti-Islam video produced in the US. |
| 'Stop using violence' | 'Stop using violence' |
| The Islamist Ansar al-Sharia group was driven out of its headquarters in Benghazi over the weekend in unrest which left at least 11 people dead. | The Islamist Ansar al-Sharia group was driven out of its headquarters in Benghazi over the weekend in unrest which left at least 11 people dead. |
| Meanwhile two militant groups based in the Islamist stronghold of Derna - a port city to the east of Benghazi - disbanded on Sunday. | Meanwhile two militant groups based in the Islamist stronghold of Derna - a port city to the east of Benghazi - disbanded on Sunday. |
| Libya's interim leaders have taken advantage of the wave of popular sentiment in order to bring the unauthorised groups under control, analysts say. | Libya's interim leaders have taken advantage of the wave of popular sentiment in order to bring the unauthorised groups under control, analysts say. |
| The government has relied on some brigades to help provide security in post-Gaddafi Libya, analysts say, and many will be watching to see how the authorities undertake the mammoth task of gaining full military control over the country. | The government has relied on some brigades to help provide security in post-Gaddafi Libya, analysts say, and many will be watching to see how the authorities undertake the mammoth task of gaining full military control over the country. |
| "[We want to] dissolve all militias and military camps which are not under the control of the state," Mr Magarief - the parliamentary speaker who acts as head of state until elections next year - said on Sunday. | "[We want to] dissolve all militias and military camps which are not under the control of the state," Mr Magarief - the parliamentary speaker who acts as head of state until elections next year - said on Sunday. |
| "We call on everyone to stop using violence and carrying weapons in the streets and squares and public places." | "We call on everyone to stop using violence and carrying weapons in the streets and squares and public places." |