The Libyan army said it raided several militia outposts operating outside government control in the capital, Tripoli, while in the east, the militia suspected in the September 11 attack on the US Consulate said it had disbanded on orders of the country's president.
President Mohammed el-Megaref said late Saturday all of the country's militias must come under government authority or disband, a move that appeared aimed at harnessing popular anger against the powerful armed groups following the attack that killed the US ambassador.
On Sunday, security forces raided a number of sites in the capital, including a military outpost on the main airport road, which were being used as bases by disparate militias since Muammar Gaddafi was driven from the capital around a year ago, according to military spokesman Ali al-Shakhli.
Al Jazeera's Hode Abdel Hamid reports from Benghazi, Libya:
(Source: Al Jazeera)
There is no doubt that ordinary Libyans want the rule of law to be maintained and many I spoke to in May said they wanted a non military police force to be developed.
Another point they made was, that there is no secutity of tenure. People can buy land and then be thrown off it as soon as they start to develop it. So it does seem that the majority of people are asking for the rule of law to be applied.