Violence in Libya stems from the lack of unifying ideology bringing the country together, especially after NATO, CIA and Pentagon destroyed most of the national institutions within the country, editor at the Pan-African News Wire Abayomi Azikiwe told RT.
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Deaths as Libya army and militia clash
At least nine are killed and 47 wounded in Benghazi as tensions deepen between government and armed groups.
Can Washington Help Avert Libya’s Downward Spiral?
The autonomy of militias and an inadequate security sector are threatening Libya’s stability and transition to democracy, warns Frederic Wehrey after returning from a trip to the country. In testimony before the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Near Eastern and South and Central Asian Affairs, Wehrey analyzed the worsening crisis …
Libya deploys troops in Tripoli
Libya’s military swept into the capital Monday with dozens of pickup trucks mounted with anti-aircraft guns in an operation to drive out militiamen, the Associated Press reported.
Libyans yearn for order to replace gun
Will Libya’s newly trained armed forces end up as just another of the armed groups competing for influence in today’s fractured Libya?
Decrease Libya deploys army to restore order in Benghazi
Libya has deployed the army in the northeastern city of Benghazi to restore order following months of deadly violence.
Libyan air force colonel killed in Benghazi
A Libyan air force colonel has been killed in the eastern city of Benghazi, the latest in a series of attacks on security forces in the post-revolution country.
Jury's out on Libya? At least it's not Syria
WASHINGTON, DC — The Libyan government, weakened by continued divisions among the regional militia groups that toppled the notorious Muammar Gaddafi, braced this week for downbeat assessments of the country’s performance two years after the civil war officially ended.
Libya struggles to secure cities, borders
With Libya plagued by terrorist attacks and daily assassinations, many are urging authorities to rapidly restore a professional army.
Libyan PM's kidnapping deepen fears for country's disintegration
Abduction of Ali Zeidan by own security force points up divisions, with regular army and police units increasingly in opposition to powerful militias