The sounds of semiautomatic-rifle fire, antiaircraft fire and the occasional odd explosion break up the relative evening quiet in Libya’s rebel-held east. It’s just youth celebrating, the residents of Benghazi say, celebrating eastern Libya’s liberation with their new assault rifles looted from military and security installations in the chaos of February’s uprising. But as a convoy of pick-up trucks full of young men and mounted with antiaircraft guns moves through the city on Tuesday night, it is becoming increasingly clear that the gunshots are more than just celebratory. Over the past few days, groups of men have poured into Benghazi’s military camps and bases to sign up for the long…
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