A general view shows pipelines at the Zueitina oil terminal in Zueitina, about 120 km (75 miles) west of Benghazi July 18, 2013. REUTERS/Esam Al-Fetori
TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Libya's oil protection force is not in full control of the Zueitina port as some militiamen are still at the facility following a deal to end their blockade of eastern oil terminals, a Petroleum Facilities Guard spokesman said late on Tuesday.
The port, along with the country's two largest, Es Sider and Ras Lanuf, has been under the control of an eastern federalist group led by former guard member Ibrahim al-Jathran, who recruited men from within his ranks.
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