| ID | 114965 |
| Title Proper | Libya's assets and the question of sovereignty |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Bellodi, Leonardo |
| Publication | 2012. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | In mid-February 2011, after popular revolts had overturned governments in Tunisia and Egypt, the so-called 'Arab Spring' reached the coasts of Libya. Protests against the decades-long rule of Colonel Muammar Gadhafi broke out in several Libyan cities and quickly gathered momentum, despite the efforts of the country's security forces to contain them. On 27 February, the leadership of the anti-Gadhafi movement, based in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi, formed an interim National Transitional Council (NTC), which immediately declared itself the sole representative of the Libyan people. But although the uprisings in Tunisia and Egypt were quick and relatively bloodless, in Libya, the confrontation between Gadhafi's regime and the insurgents rapidly turned into an armed conflict. |
| `In' analytical Note | Survival : the IISS Quarterly Vol. 54, No.2; Apr-May 2012: p.39-45 |
| Journal Source | Survival : the IISS Quarterly Vol. 54, No.2; Apr-May 2012: p.39-45 |
| Key Words | Libya ; Sovereignty ; Muammar Gadhafi ; Benghazi ; National Transitional Council (NTC) ; Armed Conflict ; Arab League ; UN Security Council ; UNSC Resolution 1973 ; International Law |