Libya to disband "illegitimate" militias![]() September 23, 2012 - 17:58 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Libya's president has ordered the disbandment of "illegitimate" militias, a move designed to assert state authority amid violence by armed groups including an assault on the U.S. Consulate in the eastern city of Benghazi that killed the U.S. ambassador, AP said. In the late Saturday, September 22 news conference, President Mohammed el-Megaref said a joint operations room in Benghazi will coordinate between the various authorized militia brigades and the army. He said others operating outside the "legitimacy of the state" are to be disbanded. The decision came amid growing public anger at armed factions and Islamic extremists, resulting in the storming of some of their compounds by protesters. But in the absence of strong security forces, the government relies on some militias to keep order. ![]() ![]() Azerbaijani authorities report that they have already resettled 3,000 people in the Nagorno-Karabakh town of Stepanakert. On June 10, Azerbaijani President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev will leave for Turkey on a working visit. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. ![]() ![]() Partner news | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |