Tunisia's president, Moncef Marzouki, lifted the country's state of emergency that had been in effect for three years. The order went into effect on Wednesday but was announced this past Thursday. The state of emergency had been placed by former President Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali before he fled the country back in 2011. The declaration provided the army and the police extra powers, such as the ability to outlaw gatherings and institute curfews. The decree was imposed as a result of the 2011 demonstrations that set off the Arab Spring uprisings across the region. However, the regulations have generally been ignored by Tunisians since Ben Ali's overthrow (demonstrations and rallies continued to take place). In the past ten months, Tunisian security forces have conducted operations against suspected extremist Islamist groups within the country,which may have led to frequent clashes between police forces and gunmen during raids in provincial towns. The nation has also endured months of political discord after two leftist politicians were assassinated in 2013. Nevertheless, removal of the state of emergency exhibits a sign of growing confidence, but the president assured that the removal "would not limit the security services' capacity for law enforcement."
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