Libya descended into chaos following the 2011 NATO-backed uprising that deposed longtime dictator Moammar Qaddafi. “This applies to the political, economic and military spheres as well as in terms of ideology and historical interpretation,” she conveyed to The Media Line. The balance of power in Libya used to reside in the east—in the form of a monarchy—until Qaddafi’s coup in 1969. In this respect, the political vacuum risks allowing the Islamic State to regain a foothold in the country, amid heavy losses in Iraq and Syria. “The ability of ISIS to regroup,” he explained to The Media Line, “depends on the strength—or lack thereof—of the central government there, and the current weakness is being exploited.

Source: Libya Today October 08, 2017 14:48 UTC