Who's Really In Control of Libya's Guns?  More than a thousand
armed vehicles filled with troops arrived in Tripoli last week.
The forces were ordered into the Libyan capital by Nuri
Abusahmain, president of the General National Congress (GNC),
signaling the start of a major push to secure the city in light
of the worsening security situation.  The troops, who are
members of Libya Shield (a security force designed to bring
Libya's fractious militias into a single force under government
control), vowed support for the new chief of staff's initiatives
to improve security in the cities and rebuild a strong national
army. At first glance this would seem to be good news. In
reality, though, Libya now finds itself with four armies, all
sanctioned by the government and nominally under government
control. In fact, however, all of them have conflicting agendas.
The first army is commanded by the army chief of staff. It
consists of Libya Shield militias, and its power base is in
Misrata. The second is subordinate to t