The Petroleum Facilities Guard (PFG) was originally set up in 2012 specifically to protect Libyas vital oil installations. The oil plants survived the war largely intact, mainly because both sides knew that Libyas economic future was dependent on strong hydrocarbon exports. The PFG comes under the Oil Ministry but is paid for by the Ministry of Defence. However, matters went awry when the leader of the PFG, Ibrahim Jadhran, accused the central government of corruption in oil sales and implemented a comprehensive blockade of Libyas oil export terminals. For the first time since 2011, oil revenues slowed down to a trickle. To make matters worse for the Libyan government, Mr Jadhran affiliated himself and the PFG to the eastern federalist movement, which seeks autonomy for eastern Libya. The federalists claim to have some 17,000 fighters under their command, but have so far avoided direct conflict with the Tripoli-based government. this is just the beginning
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