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Monday, May 1, 2017
Tunisia is deploying troops to protect oil facilities against attacks from militants from across the border in Libya. The troops are being deployed to the southern region of Tunisia along its border with Libya.
The Ministry of Defense, was quoted in a Reuters report as saying the army “would protect strategic sites and oilfields,” around Tataouine province, a desert known for tourism that borders Libya.
It gave no details on any specific threat to any companies or of what reinforcements were planned but the area has been the site of several demonstrations. The demonstrators, over the past few weeks, have threatened to blockade routes used for transport by energy companies.
A government source said transport routes were still open in Tataouine and Prime Minister Youssef Chahad had opened a dialogue with demonstrators. He has offered jobs as well as infrastructure projects.
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