Middle East - Voice of America: Olive Oil - Libya’s Other Oil Economy

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Olive Oil - Libya's Other Oil Economy May 28th 2012, 18:16 Stephanie Figgins - VOA As Khaled looked out over the now quiet, olive-tree covered hills of Zintan, he recalled the fighting and destruction that rocked this area just a few short months ago. Zintan is a town of 40,000 people tucked into the Nafusa Moutnains of northwest Libya. Six thousand Zintanis joined the armed opposition to oust dictator Moammar Gadhafi, forming one of the country's most formidable militias. During the eight-month conflict, Zintan's able-bodied boys and men ... Media files: B2AE040B-3F15-4073-A6B7-EBD7A4AF6F6B_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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