Civil war & terror: Why Libya is still broken 15 yrs after Gaddafi's bloody end
Fifteen years after the death of Muammar Gaddafi, Libya remains mired in political fragmentation and instability. Despite international efforts and a unified budget, the country continues to struggle with competing military factions and governance disputes.
Why it matters
Libya's ongoing instability highlights the challenges of post-conflict nation-building and the long-term consequences of military intervention in the Middle East and North Africa.
Muammar Gaddafi's 42-year rule over Libya ended violently near his hometown of Sirte on October 20, 2011, when opposition fighters captured and killed him.His death marked the culmination of an uprising that began months earlier and was bolstered by a Nato-led military intervention. But the fall of one of Africa's longest-serving rulers did not bring the oil-rich North African country the stability many Libyans had hoped for.Fifteen years later, Libya remains divided between rival political administrations and competing centres of military power.
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