| ID | 146432 |
| Title Proper | Countering the Islamic State in Libya |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Chivvis, Christopher S |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | Over the summer of 2014, Libya collapsed into civil war, dashing hopes this former pariah of the West would emulate neighbouring Tunisia in its move towards democracy post-Gadhafi. Since that summer, Libya has been a failed state with duelling governments, beset by conflict and a perilous economic and humanitarian outlook. The United States and its European allies, led by the United Nations, have struggled to form a government of national unity from the country’s feuding factions. As of June 2016, a UN-sponsored Presidential Council was working from makeshift headquarters on a naval base in Tripoli’s harbour, where it coexisted uneasily with a rump parliament backed by hardline Islamists. Meanwhile, a third governing body formerly recognised by the international community as sovereign carried on in the eastern town of Tobruk. The self-appointed leader of the Libyan National Army, General Khalifa Hiftar, was consolidating military power in the east, while the militias aligned with the city of Misrata in the west continued to dominate in Tripoli and other parts of the country. |
| `In' analytical Note | Survival : the IISS Quarterly Vol. 58, No.4; Aug-Sep 2016: p. |
| Journal Source | Survival Vol: 58 No 4 |
| Key Words | Terrorism ; Intervention ; Counter Terrorism ; Military Strategy ; Libya ; Islamic State |