Laessing, Ulf, and Feras Bosalum. "Libya Threatens To Bomb North Korean Ship If It exports seized oil." Huffington Post. 2014: n. page. Web. 9 Mar. 2014.
The Libya's government has threatened to bomb a North Korean flagged tanker if it attempts to export oil from a rebelled controlled port. Since august the rebels have seized three major ports for leverage to demand more autonomy, these militias once helped overthrow Muammar Gaddafi in 2011 but are now challenging the state authority. The countries oil output has been slashed to 230,000 barrels per day compared to 1.4 million in July due to waves of protests at oil ports. Western powers are concerned that Libya will fall into even deeper chaos as the government is struggling to assert control in situations such as these.
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