Militias have so far refused to be integrated into a central security force. Many of these militias are disciplined, but the most powerful of them answer only to the executive councils of various Libyan cities. These militias make up the so-called Libyan Shield, a parallel national force, which operates at the request, rather than at the order, of the defence ministry.
Militias have so far refused to be integrated into a central security force Many of these militias are disciplined but the most powerful of them answer only to the executive councils of various Libyan cities These militias make up the so-called Libyan Shield a parallel national force which operates at the request rather than at the order of the defence ministry