This week saw the latest violence through militia over-reaction resulting in large-scale deaths and injuries, this time in Tripoli and involving the Misrata Brigade when on 15th November they opened fire on demonstrators protesting their presence in the Ghargour district of the city. 

Will Libya’s newly trained armed forces end up as just another of the armed groups competing for influence in today’s fractured Libya?

As my cousin in Libya recently put it, “Under Gaddafi, we had one tyrant … Now, we have many.”

Libya’s top jihadist group, Ansar Al-Sharia, says stability and security are dependent on the application of sharia ‘Islamic law’

While the registration process for elections and an apparent political commitment to ‘dialogue’ represent tentative progress, there are still substantial obstacles to be overcome before the committee is formed, let alone the constitution drafted.

Press TV has conducted an interview with Abayomi Azikiwe, Editor of Pan Africa News Wire from Detroit, about increased violence and clashes in Libya as security forces are deployed to Benghazi to engage in gun battles with rivals.

Ali Zeidan appeals to Libyans that foreign powers may act unless chaos in Libya by militia ex-rebels halts.

Security Governance Group Research and Communications Intern Shannon Nash looks at the recent U.S. raid that led to the capture  of wanted terrorist, Anas al Liby to analyze how the event reflects on Libya’s troubled security sector. 

Libya’s oil-rich east has declared a regional government, in a move that could be regarded as a challenge to the North African country’s central government.

Introduction: Libya’s Transition to Peace and Security The death of Colonel Muammar Gaddafi on October 20, 2011 marked the end of a tumultuous chapter in Libya’s history, the 42-year dictatorship in Libya (Salem and Kadlec, 2012: 1). Parts of the army defected and civilians became increasingly alarmed with the atrocities committed …