Abdullah al - Thinni is stepping down after he and his family were attacked . The government has so far been unable to build an army and a police force to rein in the hundreds of militia groups with competing interests , ideologies and agendas who continue to destabilize the North African nation . He called the attack , a ` ` cowardly '' shooting , ` ` terrified people '' A resident in al - Qaeda 's Tripoli headquarters told him a sniper was responsible .
Abdullah al - Thinni is stepping down after he and his family were attacked . He called the attack , a ` ` cowardly '' shooting , ` ` terrified people '' A resident in al - Qaeda 's Tripoli headquarters told him a sniper was responsible .