Libya faces more chaos as top court rejects elected assembly

6 November 2014
Judge Kamal Bashir Dahan (C), head of Libya's Supreme Court
Judge Kamal Bashir Dahan (C), head of Libya's Supreme Court, meets with members of the Constitutional Chamber in Tripoli.
<p><span>Libya's Supreme Court has declared the internationally recognised parliament as unconstitutional, in a ruling likely to fuel further chaos in the north African oil producing nation.</span></p><p>The decision came a day after gunmen stormed Libya's biggest oilfield, shutting down production at the facility in the country's remote south in a new blow to the already beleaguered energy sector.</p><p>Libya is in chaos as two rival governments and parliaments are struggling for control of the country's vast energy reserves three years after the overthrow of Muammar Gaddafi. Dozens of armed groups have also joined the fray.</p>
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