The Libyan Navy's rules of engagement have been brought into question after one of its vessels fired warning shots at a tanker that it claimed was attempting to load oil at a terminal controlled by the federalist movement in the east of the country. The incident took place on 5 January, when the navy said the amphibious assault ship Von Ouf (132) prevented the tanker Baku (IMO: 9252967) from loading oil at Al-Sidrah: one of the terminals controlled by militias aligned with the movement that wants more autonomy for the Barqah (Cyre-naica) region, including the right to sell its oil independently of the central government.
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