LIBYA UNRESTA Rebel fighter stands on an armored vehicle found at the Libyan resort of Dufan in the Libyan desert , in Libya , 07 September 2011 . Rebel fighters found in the resort , which served as a base for fugitive leader Muammar Gaddafi ' s brigades dozens of tanks and armored vehicles buried in sand and hidden in the bushes . According to media report on 07 September 2011 , Libya ' s transitional authorities plan to disarm the rebels who toppled Muammar Gaddafi ' s regime by buying back their weapons and inviting them to join the national army , the National Transitional Council ' s envoy to Paris , Mansour Saif al - Nasr said . Libya is awash with weapons , including large amounts of shoulder - fired aircraft missiles snatched from the regime ' s stockpiles over the course of the six - month civil war . EPA / CIRO FUSCO < 연합뉴스 모바일 앱 다운 받 기 > < 포토 매거진 >< 저작권자 ( c ) 연합뉴스 . 무단 전재 - 재배 포금 지 . >