Libya's prime minister lost a vote of confidence and has been dismissed after his government was unable to stop a North Korean-flagged tanker from loading oil at a rebel-held port and reportedly breaking through a naval blockade.
Ali Zeidan was replaced temporarily by the country's defense minister, Abdallah al-Thinni, parliamentary spokesman Omar Hmeidan said.
Reuters reports that Libya's navy opened fire on the tanker as it tried to leave Sidra, one of three ports that has been in the hands of separatist forces since August.
NPR's Leila Fadel reports that:
"The militia bypassed the central government and made its first oil sale last weekend.
"Meanwhile militias that support the [central government] are reportedly mobilizing to take back control of the ports."