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LIBYA: Integration of Revolutionaries

LIBYA: Integration of Revolutionaries Getting armed civilian fighters to cede control of their turf is a priority for the interim leaders. Thousands of former rebels who helped topple Muammar Gaddafy will be included in the Libyan armed forces from January, the interim Defence Minister Osama al‐Juwali has announced, a move that is expected to test the government’s ability to get rebel leaders to cede command of their fighters , Al‐Jazeera TV reported (26/12) . “The idea is to inject new blood into the army which was marginalised by the tyrant (Gaddafy),” Al‐Juwali, who was commander of the Zintan militia that captured Gaddafy’s son Saif al‐Islam in November, told a December 25th press conference. Planning Minister Issa al‐Touijer said the plan calls for all former rebels, many of whom are still organised in disparate militias, to register and make clear if they want to join the national security forces said AFP ( 26/12 ). Thousands of civilians left their jobs or their studies to fight against Gaddafy when the popular uprising against his dictatorship morphed into a civil war. Since the Gaddafy regime collapsed and the long‐serving leader was killed in October, many of those armed civilian fighters are exercising informal control in http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Africa Research Bulletin: Political, Social and Cultural Series Wiley

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Wiley
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© Blackwell Publishing Ltd. 2011
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0001-9844
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1467-825X
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10.1111/j.1467-825X.2011.04242.x
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Getting armed civilian fighters to cede control of their turf is a priority for the interim leaders. Thousands of former rebels who helped topple Muammar Gaddafy will be included in the Libyan armed forces from January, the interim Defence Minister Osama al‐Juwali has announced, a move that is expected to test the government’s ability to get rebel leaders to cede command of their fighters , Al‐Jazeera TV reported (26/12) . “The idea is to inject new blood into the army which was marginalised by the tyrant (Gaddafy),” Al‐Juwali, who was commander of the Zintan militia that captured Gaddafy’s son Saif al‐Islam in November, told a December 25th press conference. Planning Minister Issa al‐Touijer said the plan calls for all former rebels, many of whom are still organised in disparate militias, to register and make clear if they want to join the national security forces said AFP ( 26/12 ). Thousands of civilians left their jobs or their studies to fight against Gaddafy when the popular uprising against his dictatorship morphed into a civil war. Since the Gaddafy regime collapsed and the long‐serving leader was killed in October, many of those armed civilian fighters are exercising informal control in

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Africa Research Bulletin: Political, Social and Cultural Series – Wiley

Published: Jan 1, 2012

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