TRIPOLI (Press TV) –Libyan army chief Abdul Razzaq Nazhuri has declared a state of emergency, calling on all members of the army to immediately join their units to fight militants in the country.

The newly elected chief made the request on Thursday, urging all soldiers and officers to fight "extremist outlaws” operating in the North African country.

"At a time when our beloved country is under fierce attack, we call on all members of the armed forces, officers and soldiers of all description, to return to duty over a maximum period of 15 days,” Nazhuri said.

Nazhuri called on "Libya’s youths” to fight against militants from the so-called Fajr Libya alliance, which has captured Tripoli and most of the city of Benghazi.

The main militia groups in the alliance have been named as terrorist organizations by the Libyan parliament.

This comes as the Libyan parliament rejected the new cabinet of Prime Minister Abdullah al-Thinni.

The country has been witnessing numerous clashes between government forces and rival militant groups that refuse to lay down arms. Armed militant groups are now turning their guns on each other in an attempt to dominate politics and the country’s vast oil resources.

Nearly three years after the fall of former dictator Muammar Gaddafi in a popular uprising in 2011, Libya is still grappling with insecurity.

Earlier this week, the head of the United Nations’ mission in Libya warned that rapidly deteriorating security and deepening political divisions have brought Libya "closer to the brink of protracted conflict and civil strife.”