Libyan Officials Look To International Community For Help, Weapons To Fight Extremists

Libya officially asked for the international community to help the country from falling into the hands of extremists, at an emergency meeting of the Arab League on Thursday. For months the internationally recognized government has been fighting Islamist militias in the North, but this week the violence escalated, killing dozens of civilians. The Libyan government is now calling for weapons to be sent to the country to help aid in the fight -- but the problem is that Libya is under an arms embarg...