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Libya is notorious for its unrest. As you all know, Libya was ruled by Gadaffi until 2011 when he was toppled with American assistance and the country fell into chaos. However, there are a few parts of the story which are not so well known.
After the fall of Gadaffi, the country experienced brief turbulence until a transitional government was established. This government was controlled by the General National Congress. In early 2014, The Council of Deputies was formed to take the place of the GNC; the latter did not want to give up power, resulting in 2 governments of Libya. Several armed groups backed the GNC and formed the LIbyan Shield which took libya's capital, Tripoli, forcing the CoD to relocate to Toburuk. Meanwhile, there was a 3rd faction of jihadists. Speaking of which, Isis took advantage of the unrest and took Derna along with a string of other towns. Benghazi was contested between al queda and the CoD. In mid 2015, Isis lost derna to a rival group of jihadists but they moved on to secure Sirte.
In december 2015, the 2 rival governments agreed to a ceasefire in effort for the UN to help form a unity government. Now, the 2 governemnts are focusing efforts on driving out Isis.
Situation in libya as of June 1 2016
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Green represents the Libyan Shield/GNC, rep represents the toboruk government, grey represents Isis, white represents, other jihadists, yellow represents local militias, tan represents the turangs, and blue represents the Petroleum Facilities Guard
The Turangs are a nomadic people commonly found in the saharan desert who often prefer autonomy over the arabian governments. The Petroleum Facilities Guard was formed to protect Libya's oil assets but have been accused of selling oil to Isis.
Since this posting of this thread, Isis and the PFG have lost a significant amount of ground to the GNC/Libya Shield:
This shows the situation as of June 10, 2016
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It is quite possible that in another 10 days that Isis will be completely driven out of Libya.
There were protests recently in Tripoli:
Protests erupt in Libya as UN government rolls out red carpet | The National
A clear sign that even when Isis and Al queda are driven out of Libya that there are still problems which must be addressed.
I would seriously doubt this. One of the issues that simple colors on a map cause one to overlook is relative ability to control. ISIL may lose their flagship franchise in terms of it's control of Surt / overt control of territory, but much of that "red" space to the south is effectively ungoverned.
Ok, I was being a bit optimistic at the time while looking at the amazing gains from Isis. I guess we all keep forgetting that cities are easier to defend than open space with a few houses here and there. The yellow areas are governed by the Turang while the blue is governed by other local forces.
much of that "red" space to the south is effectively ungoverned.
I think you and I have a very different idea of what "last legs" mean. Yeah, the "GNA" has managed to push IS his on Sirt down, and who likely officially clear the city, but the network will survive, and the GNA will not be able to exert enough control over territory to root them out.As you can tell by this map, Isis is on its last legs in Libya as it is slowly losing control of its only remaining stronghold in Libya:
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In Benghazi, the shura council lost a bunch of territory (white section in the south) since June but Isis still has its small chunk along the coastline
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As you can tell by this map, Isis is on its last legs in Libya as it is slowly losing control of its only remaining stronghold in Libya:
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In Benghazi, the shura council lost a bunch of territory (white section in the south) since June but Isis still has its small chunk along the coastline
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How about a link to this goddam map?
Debate Politics is the worst place I have ever seen for people posting unlinked information.
Be nice if the administrators would try to do something about it.
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