NATOesque Libya

"Two rival militias fought a sporadic but deadly gun battle just west of Tripoli over the weekend, blocking traffic on the vital coastal road between the Libyan capital and the Tunisian border. The outburst of violence was among the worst to come to light since the killing of Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi last month.
Participants said that as many as 15 people were killed in the shooting along a short stretch of the highway between Tripoli and Zawiyah ... Lethal rivalries have emerged within the huge population of Libyan fighters who rose up against Colonel Qaddafi’s rule....competition for turf, resources and power threatens to pull some of the groups into persistent conflict ..."