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Militias drain Libya's coffers:

The addition of tens of thousands of armed revolutionaries to the state payroll in Libya has helped swell the public sector salaries bill this year to $16bn - more than double the $6.6bn allocated in the 2010 budget under Muammer Gaddafi Ref. Source 7

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Gunmen in standoff with Libyan army at Tripoli protest:

The Libyan army was deployed to Tripoli's main square on Friday to guard a pro-government rally and became involved in an uneasy standoff with anti-government gunmen. Ref. Source 6

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Libya army chief of staff 'resigns' after deadly clashes:

Libyan army chief of staff Youssef al-Mangoush has reportedly resigned after 30 people died in clashes between protesters and a militia in Benghazi. Ref. Source 5

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Libya: Four killed as military base stormed:

Soldiers and government-affiliated militias stormed a military base occupied by gunmen in Libya's capital today, sparking fresh fighting that left four dead a day after a deadly militia attack on protesters. Ref. Source 5

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Libyan planes attack unruly militias in south, army on alert:

Libyan war planes attacked targets in the restive south on Saturday after gunmen stormed an air force base and the government ordered in ground troops following days of skirmishes between rival tribesmen and militias. Ref. Source 5

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Gunmen kidnap son of Libyan special forces chief:

Gunmen kidnapped the son of the Libyan army's special forces commander on Thursday, the latest high-profile abduction in the eastern city of Benghazi where the military has been battling Islamist militants. Ref. Source 8

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Libyan general declares a coup, but no one listens:

A former chief of Libya's army called for the country's parliament and government to be suspended in an unusual video message Friday that many derided as a futile attempt to declare a coup, reflecting the chaos in the North African nation. Ref. Source 4

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Libyan soldiers admit Cambridge sex attacks:

Libyan soldiers being trained in Britain behaved 'like a pack' to hunt down and sexually assault three women, court hears Ref. Source 3