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The Congress commissioned President Nuri Abu Sahmain to assume the role of Commander in Chief for a month to deal with instability in the country, including ongoing clashes in Sebha. Five alleged Ghaddafi supporters were killed when security forces discovered the large group they were with; the rest of the group escaped. Fighting resumed in Janzour and Wershefana. A South Korean trade official who was kidnapped on Jan. 20 in Tripoli was freed. Reporters Without Borders condemned the recent attacks on journalists and urged the establishment of a responsible judiciary.