Libya's latest upheaval comes at the hands of a military strongman who lived in the US for 20 years, has past links with the CIA, and recently spoke on the phone with President Trump about their 'shared vision' for the country.
Libya's latest upheaval comes at the hands of a mustachioed military strongman who lived in the U.S. for 20 years, has past links with the CIA, and recently spoke on the phone with President Donald Trump about their"shared vision" for the country.
"A morally bankrupt elite is engaged in a zero-sum game for absolute power," said Tarek Megerisi, a policy fellow at the European Council on Foreign Relations. The capital is currently held by the Government of National Accord, which is backed by the U.N. and, officially at least, the U.S. as well.helping local troops combat the Islamic State group and al Qaeda militants, as well as protecting diplomatic facilities.
A Libyan woman hits a portrait of Khalifa Haftar with a shoe during a demonstration in Tripoli's Martyrs Square on April 19.Today, Haftar is allied with Libya's rival Parliament in the eastern city of Tobruk. The timing of Haftar's offensive does not seem coincidental. It came while U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres was in Tripoli to prepare for a national reconciliation conference that aimed to bring together Libya's rival groups.
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