Ten years after Libya's NATO-backed uprising ousted and killed dictator Moamer Kadhafi, the country remains wracked by conflict and chaos, its population bled dry despite the nation's vast oil wealth. A decade on, it is clear that the so-called Arab Spring revolts in Libya brought carnage rather than the longed-for freedom and progress, a fate rivalled only by the suffering in war-torn Syria and Yemen. She said that before 2011, "I worked for over 20 years, earning a decent salary, with foreign oil companies that have all left the country and never came back". Libya has seen progress but still faces big political challenges, said Global Initiative senior fellow Jalel Harchaoui. "Even if after 10 years the country is still deep in war, violence and confusion, I don't regret having supported the revolution.

Source: Libya Today February 10, 2021 03:42 UTC