(MAHMUD TURKIA/AFP/Getty Images)In the five years since the ouster of longtime strongman ruler Moammar Gadhafi, Libya has fractured into pieces. Today marked one of the heaviest days of fighting in multiple theaters within Libya over the past three years. Moreover, many of those tribal militias found support as proxies from Libya Dawn's Islamist militias. The vacuums created by the fighting between Libya Dawn and Operation Dignity forces enabled the Islamic State to gain a foothold in Sirte and use that city as a springboard for operations in western Libya that targeted Tripoli and Misrata. But countries with interests in North Africa, through support of various groups, still hope to achieve whatever they can in Libya.

Source: Libya Today March 15, 2017 00:56 UTC