Tripoli -
Libya's Congress has sworn in a new defence minister despite a continued show of force by gunmen carrying out near-daily attacks on security forces.
Congress on Monday approved Abdullah al-Thani as the country's military chief.
He replaces Mohammed Al-Barghathi, who resigned following May raids by militias on ministries in the capital, Tripoli, to pressure lawmakers to pass a contentious bill.
Most recently on Sunday, Prime Minister Ali Zidan said armed men stormed a military barracks west of Tripoli and looted some of the equipment.
Al-Thani was known to have been detained several times under Muammar Gaddafi because of his brother's criticism of Libya's intervention in the internal affairs of neighbouring Chad.
Al-Thani's brother, who fled Libya under Gaddafi, was a pilot in the Air Force. - Sapa-AP