Libya: Army General Staff and projects to buy armored vehiclesnote

The kidnapping of Army Commander of the 1^st Infantry Brigade in Benghazi Colonel Hamed Belkhir by armed groups is said to have had to do with differences over projects to buy wheeled armored vehicles among field commanders. The following 454-word report sheds light on the subject and tells what about the position at the General Staff of the Libyan Armed Forces and what about the future of the projects to buy wheeled armored vehicles.