Preexisting tensions with Gaddafi revolving around regional differences and conflicts between different groups in the country were ultimately exacerbated by the Western intervention. Empowered brigades and vigilantes took advantage of the vacuum created by Western intervention in Libya. The enslavement of Africans throughout the Middle East and North Africa is an age-old practice that has unfortunately carried on into this century. It's not surprising that the enslavement happening in Libya has drawn international attention throughout the African diaspora around the world. Tragedies like the current enslavement crisis have been worsened by the intervention, exploitation and the ruthless excess of the West.

Source: Libya Today December 26, 2017 16:07 UTC