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The article looks at the chaos and security issues stemming from the retreat of independent militias in Libyan cities, pursued by civilian protesters and armed groups. Information is provided on the challenges facing Libyan Prime Minister Ali Zeidan as assassinations and bombings attributed to underground extremists increase while government facilities and private properties previously controlled by militias go without management. Attacks on the Libyan Army are also detailed.

The article reports on the terrorist attack on the parliament building in Tripoli, Libya on May 18, 2014 held by militia members acting on the order of retired General Khalifa Heftar that killed two people and wounded 60 others.

The article reports that Libyan former general Khalifa Heftar, who was a central figure in revolution in Libya, has led an air and ground assault on several Islamist militia bases in Benghazi, Libya on May 16, 2014.

The article reports that Morning Glory tanker containing some of the highest oil in the world that had been sitting for three days at a Libyan port controlled by a regional militia had left the port on March 10, 2014 to an unknown location.

The article reports that a militia group, which blockaded the major oil ports of Es Seder in Libya for more than six months, has started selling the oil for its own accounts despite Prime Minister Ali Zeidan's threat to use military force to reopen the ports.

The article reports that a militia in Benghazi, Libya, linked to the killing of Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens fled its headquarters after an hour-long gun battle with a local military unit.

The article reports on the concern of the protester on the implications of the violence in Libya, which would undercut the power of militias in the country.