john donaldson is in tripoli with this report. >> zawara, the latest point of friction between libya's rival militias. it's not clear why or how it started but it's believed to involve one group of ethnic berbers from inside zawarra against arabs from neighboring towns. local hospitals were kept busy. >> this man from zawarra accused gangs still loyal to muammar qaddafi of provoking the violence. >> we came under fire from all directions and with all kinds of weapons. if they're not gaddafi loyalists, where did they get all this power from? from where? >> security forces sent by the libyan government to try to restore calm were warmly welcomed. but those government forces were more than likely just another militia in all but name. this vast country has no real central authority, no army to dispatch. since the revolution, which toppled the 42-year-long rowel of muammar qaddafi, libya has been policed by dozens of separate, heavily armed militias, often with long-standing rivalries. last week, the government said around 150 people were killed in fighting between rival groups in the south

. >> our correspondent, john donaldson. it is the reaction in tripoli? >> the libyan government for the moment is keeping out of this. certainly his position is that he says he is not seeking any sort of financial settlement. he is not seeking damages. what he wants from the british, including jack straw, is an apology and admission of guilt. we now have three potential court cases. one against jack straw, a senior british intelligence officer, and the british foreign office. >> the government is keeping out of it, but none the less the is this prove the relations between britain and libya? does this prove the relations between britain and libya? >> believe it does. back in 2000, britain and the united states was alleging he was a terrorist. this is something that muammar gaddafi alleged as well, with linkes to al qaeda. something he has always denied. he then went home to be a key figure in the overthrow of muammar gaddafi, something backed by britain and the united states. libya is at a time of great transition at the moment. the government has a lot o

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