An armed gang forced the Egyptian consul out of his car in Tripoli yesterday and stole it; there have been a number of carjackings of diplomatic vehicles in the capital recently. The GNC's Energy Committee said Libyan oil production is at a standstill due to armed strikers at the facilities. A man was killed in clashes between armed groups, including Ansar al Sharia, in Sirte; last month Derna jihadists said they would move to Sirte after their leader, Ahmed al-Tir a.k.a. Abu Ali, the al-Farouk brigade commander whom al Qaeda recently named as emir of Sirte, was fatally wounded there.
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