Libya delays forming a government; fighting continues in 2 cities
September 19, 2011 | Filed under: News | Posted by:
Reporting from Tripoli, Libya— Libya’s provisional rulers on Sunday put off “indefinitely” their much-anticipated naming of a new government tasked with guiding the nation forward after the ouster of longtime leader Moammar Kadafi. Meanwhile, new clashes were reported in two remaining pro-Kadafi strongholds, the coastal city of Surt, Kadafi’s birthplace, and the desert town of Bani Walid, southeast of Tripoli. Mahmoud Jibril, the No. 2 leader in Libya’s Transitional National Council, told reporters in the eastern city of Benghazi that the filling of Cabinet positions and other posts had been delayed pending final discussions among various groups. “I hope that the consultations will be…
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