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clear:right; border: 2px solid silver; margin: 0 0 .5em .5em; width: 200px;"> <div style="background-color: #e7ece6; font-size: 15px; text-align: center; padding: .3em;"><b>Libya</b> <b></b></div> <center><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Libya.svg" class="image"><img alt="Flag of Libya.svg" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/Flag_of_Libya.svg/195px-Flag_of_Libya.svg.png" decoding="async" width="195" height="98" srcset="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/Flag_of_Libya.svg/293px-Flag_of_Libya.svg.png 1.5x, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/Flag_of_Libya.svg/390px-Flag_of_Libya.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="960" data-file-height="480" /></a></center> <table style="width: 200px;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="2" style="text-align: center; background-color: #e8e7f2;"><b>Demographics</b> </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_population" class="extiw" title="wp:List of countries by population" rel="nofollow"><span style="color:#477979 !important;" title="Wikipedia: List of countries by population">Population</span></a>:<sup><img alt="" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Wikipedia%27s_W.svg/12px-Wikipedia%27s_W.svg.png" decoding="async" width="12" height="12" srcset="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Wikipedia%27s_W.svg/18px-Wikipedia%27s_W.svg.png 1.5x, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Wikipedia%27s_W.svg/24px-Wikipedia%27s_W.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="128" data-file-height="128" /></sup> </td> <td>6,546,000 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_GDP_(nominal)" class="extiw" title="wp:List of countries by GDP (nominal)" rel="nofollow"><span style="color:#477979 !important;" title="Wikipedia: List of countries by GDP (nominal)">GDP (million)</span></a>:<sup><img alt="" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Wikipedia%27s_W.svg/12px-Wikipedia%27s_W.svg.png" decoding="async" width="12" height="12" srcset="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Wikipedia%27s_W.svg/18px-Wikipedia%27s_W.svg.png 1.5x, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Wikipedia%27s_W.svg/24px-Wikipedia%27s_W.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="128" data-file-height="128" /></sup> </td> <td>77,912 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_GDP_(nominal)_per_capita" class="extiw" title="wp:List of countries by GDP (nominal) per capita" rel="nofollow"><span style="color:#477979 !important;" title="Wikipedia: List of countries by GDP (nominal) per capita">GDP p/cap.</span></a>:<sup><img alt="" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Wikipedia%27s_W.svg/12px-Wikipedia%27s_W.svg.png" decoding="async" width="12" height="12" srcset="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Wikipedia%27s_W.svg/18px-Wikipedia%27s_W.svg.png 1.5x, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Wikipedia%27s_W.svg/24px-Wikipedia%27s_W.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="128" data-file-height="128" /></sup> </td> <td>12,062 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_life_expectancy" class="extiw" title="wp:List of countries by life expectancy" rel="nofollow"><span style="color:#477979 !important;" title="Wikipedia: List of countries by life expectancy">Life expectancy</span></a>:<sup><img alt="" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Wikipedia%27s_W.svg/12px-Wikipedia%27s_W.svg.png" decoding="async" width="12" height="12" srcset="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Wikipedia%27s_W.svg/18px-Wikipedia%27s_W.svg.png 1.5x, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Wikipedia%27s_W.svg/24px-Wikipedia%27s_W.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="128" data-file-height="128" /></sup> </td> <td>74 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_Human_Development_Index" class="extiw" title="wp:List of countries by Human Development Index" rel="nofollow"><span style="color:#477979 !important;" title="Wikipedia: List of countries by Human Development Index">Development Index</span></a>:<sup><img alt="" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Wikipedia%27s_W.svg/12px-Wikipedia%27s_W.svg.png" decoding="async" width="12" height="12" srcset="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Wikipedia%27s_W.svg/18px-Wikipedia%27s_W.svg.png 1.5x, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Wikipedia%27s_W.svg/24px-Wikipedia%27s_W.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="128" data-file-height="128" /></sup> </td> <td>0.755 </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="width: 200px;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="2" style="text-align: center; background-color: #e8e7f2;"><b>Government</b> </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democracy_Index" class="extiw" title="wp:Democracy Index" rel="nofollow"><span style="color:#477979 !important;" title="Wikipedia: Democracy Index">Democracy Index</span></a>:<sup><img alt="" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Wikipedia%27s_W.svg/12px-Wikipedia%27s_W.svg.png" decoding="async" width="12" height="12" srcset="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Wikipedia%27s_W.svg/18px-Wikipedia%27s_W.svg.png 1.5x, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Wikipedia%27s_W.svg/24px-Wikipedia%27s_W.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="128" data-file-height="128" /></sup> </td> <td>1.94 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corruption_Perceptions_Index" class="extiw" title="wp:Corruption Perceptions Index" rel="nofollow"><span style="color:#477979 !important;" title="Wikipedia: Corruption Perceptions Index">Corruption Index</span></a>:<sup><img alt="" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Wikipedia%27s_W.svg/12px-Wikipedia%27s_W.svg.png" decoding="async" width="12" height="12" srcset="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Wikipedia%27s_W.svg/18px-Wikipedia%27s_W.svg.png 1.5x, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Wikipedia%27s_W.svg/24px-Wikipedia%27s_W.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="128" data-file-height="128" /></sup> </td> <td>2.2 </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="width: 200px;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="2" style="text-align: center; background-color: #e8e7f2;"><b>More</b> </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Education_Index" class="extiw" title="wp:Education Index" rel="nofollow"><span style="color:#477979 !important;" title="Wikipedia: Education Index">Education Index</span></a>:<sup><img alt="" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Wikipedia%27s_W.svg/12px-Wikipedia%27s_W.svg.png" decoding="async" width="12" height="12" srcset="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Wikipedia%27s_W.svg/18px-Wikipedia%27s_W.svg.png 1.5x, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Wikipedia%27s_W.svg/24px-Wikipedia%27s_W.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="128" data-file-height="128" /></sup> </td> <td>0.898 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Importance_of_religion_by_country" class="extiw" title="wp:Importance of religion by country" rel="nofollow"><span style="color:#477979 !important;" title="Wikipedia: Importance of religion by country">Religiosity</span></a>:<sup><img alt="" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Wikipedia%27s_W.svg/12px-Wikipedia%27s_W.svg.png" decoding="async" width="12" height="12" srcset="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Wikipedia%27s_W.svg/18px-Wikipedia%27s_W.svg.png 1.5x, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Wikipedia%27s_W.svg/24px-Wikipedia%27s_W.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="128" data-file-height="128" /></sup> </td> <td>94 </td></tr></tbody></table> </div> <p><small><i>Bored? Why not count the number of different spellings of <s>Gadafi</s> Gaddafi used in this article?</i></small> </p><p><b>Libya</b> is an Arab <s>country</s> region in northern <a href="/wiki/Africa" title="Africa">Africa</a> with a great deal of <a href="/wiki/Oil" title="Oil">oil</a> that is currently being fought over by various <a href="/wiki/Islamist" class="mw-redirect" title="Islamist">Islamist</a> nutjobs, extra nutty Islamist <a href="/wiki/ISIS" class="mw-redirect" title="ISIS">nutjobs</a>, <a href="/wiki/Nationalism" title="Nationalism">nationalist</a> nutjobs of various stripes, oppressed ethnic minorities,<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1">[note 1]</a></sup> who knows who else, much like <a href="/wiki/Syria" title="Syria">another region</a>, but since the Libyan refugees aren't fleeing to Europe in large quantities the media is busy elsewhere. </p><p>Libyans enjoyed a middle-class lifestyle and low <a href="/wiki/Poverty" title="Poverty">poverty</a>, especially for an African country, which had little to do with former leader <a href="/wiki/Muammar_al-Gaddafi" class="mw-redirect" title="Muammar al-Gaddafi">Ghaddafi's</a> <a href="/wiki/Crank" title="Crank">crank</a> <a href="/wiki/Economic" class="mw-redirect" title="Economic">economic</a> ideas and a lot to do with Libya's high oil revenues.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2">[1]</a></sup> </p><p>Libya's flag as of 2011 is a red-black-green tricolor with a star and crescent on the black portion. Previously, the Ghaddafi government preferred a boring solid green flag. </p><p>Libya was frequently involved in sponsoring <a href="/wiki/Terrorism" title="Terrorism">terrorism</a> during the 1980s, prompting <a href="/wiki/Ronald_Reagan" title="Ronald Reagan">Ronald Reagan</a> to declare Ghadafi Public Enemy #1 and bomb the country in 1986. After <a href="/wiki/9/11" title="9/11">9/11</a>, Libya attempted to kiss and make up with the <a href="/wiki/Bush" title="Bush">Bush</a> government and renounced terrorism. Under Dubya and the early <a href="/wiki/Obama" class="mw-redirect" title="Obama">Obama</a> administration, US relations with Libya improved greatly, including the renewal of diplomatic ties.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3">[2]</a></sup> Then it all went straight to hell when people suddenly found out that Ghaddafi was a lunatic dictator who gave speeches that went nowhere and seemed to genuinely believe people actually liked him. </p> <div id="toc" class="toc" role="navigation" aria-labelledby="mw-toc-heading"><input type="checkbox" role="button" id="toctogglecheckbox" class="toctogglecheckbox" style="display:none" /><div class="toctitle" lang="en" dir="ltr"><h2 id="mw-toc-heading">Contents</h2><span class="toctogglespan"><label class="toctogglelabel" for="toctogglecheckbox"></label></span></div> <ul> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-1"><a href="#History"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">History</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-2"><a href="#2011_civil_war"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">2011 civil war</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-3"><a href="#After_the_war_but_before_the_peace"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">After the war but before the peace</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-4"><a href="#Post-2014_Libyan_Civil_War_.28or_whatever_the_hell_is_happening_there_now.29"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Post-2014 Libyan Civil War (or whatever the hell is happening there now)</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-5"><a href="#Gallery"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">Gallery</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-6"><a href="#See_also"><span class="tocnumber">6</span> <span class="toctext">See also</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-7"><a href="#Notes"><span class="tocnumber">7</span> <span class="toctext">Notes</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-8"><a href="#References"><span class="tocnumber">8</span> <span class="toctext">References</span></a></li> </ul> </div> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="History">History</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Libya&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h2> <p>Although now a desert, coastal Libya was once the fertile breadbasket of the <a href="/wiki/Roman" class="mw-redirect" title="Roman">Roman</a> world, as the grand ruins of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leptis_Magna" class="extiw" title="wp:Leptis Magna" rel="nofollow"><span style="color:#477979 !important;" title="Wikipedia: Leptis Magna">Leptis Magna</span></a><sup><img alt="" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Wikipedia%27s_W.svg/12px-Wikipedia%27s_W.svg.png" decoding="async" width="12" height="12" srcset="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Wikipedia%27s_W.svg/18px-Wikipedia%27s_W.svg.png 1.5x, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Wikipedia%27s_W.svg/24px-Wikipedia%27s_W.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="128" data-file-height="128" /></sup> demonstrate. Desertification followed, and the region became the flat, boring bit between <a href="/wiki/Egypt" title="Egypt">Egypt</a> and the Maghreb (the mountainous farmlands now in Tunisia, <a href="/wiki/Algeria" title="Algeria">Algeria</a>, and Morocco), ruled by Cairo, Damascus, Baghdad, Istanbul, and Rome, the last of which flattened three of their colonies and merged the remains into Libya. Independence under King Idris came in 1951, and then little of note happened until Qadhafi took power in 1969. He turned Libya into a vast laboratory for his increasingly bizarre political theories, including something called "supermarket socialism", funded by new-found oil wealth. His overthrow was followed by elections in which the Libyans, after centuries of imperialist, fascist, royalist, and despotic rule, surprised the world (but not themselves) by choosing moderates to rule over them. And then it all went to hell. </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="2011_civil_war">2011 civil war</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Libya&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: 2011 civil war">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h2> <div class="thumb tright"><div class="thumbinner" style="width:302px;"><a href="/wiki/File:Tanks_outside_of_Misrata_(6)_(8288579409).jpg" class="image"><img alt="" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Tanks_outside_of_Misrata_%286%29_%288288579409%29.jpg/330px-Tanks_outside_of_Misrata_%286%29_%288288579409%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="300" height="200" class="thumbimage" srcset="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Tanks_outside_of_Misrata_%286%29_%288288579409%29.jpg/500px-Tanks_outside_of_Misrata_%286%29_%288288579409%29.jpg 1.5x, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Tanks_outside_of_Misrata_%286%29_%288288579409%29.jpg/960px-Tanks_outside_of_Misrata_%286%29_%288288579409%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5184" data-file-height="3456" /></a> <div class="thumbcaption"><div class="magnify"><a href="/wiki/File:Tanks_outside_of_Misrata_(6)_(8288579409).jpg" class="internal" title="Enlarge"></a></div>Smashed Libyan tanks near Misrata.</div></div></div> <p>The 2011 rebellion in Libya was violent, more violent than the popular rebellions in <a href="/wiki/Egypt" title="Egypt">Egypt</a>, <a href="/wiki/Yemen" title="Yemen">Yemen</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Bahrain" title="Bahrain">Bahrain</a> but less so than the one in <a href="/wiki/Syria" title="Syria">Syria</a> .Qaddafi chose to fight the protests rather than do the decent thing and flee into exile in <a href="/wiki/Venezuela" title="Venezuela">Venezuela</a> or <a href="/wiki/Zimbabwe" title="Zimbabwe">Zimbabwe</a> with his billions. The government responded to peaceful demonstrations and funeral processions for those killed with an army with guns,<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4">[3]</a></sup> warplanes, and warships.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5">[4]</a></sup> Many people were arrested and faced torture or execution, and the media was censored. </p><p>However, there is no disputing that the rebels carried out many massacres of dark-skinned Libyans.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6">[5]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7">[6]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8">[7]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9">[8]</a></sup> Black people were routinely accused of being mercenaries and were often executed,<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10">[9]</a></sup> though the mercenary part was unlikely; Libya has/had many poor migrant workers from sub-Saharan Africa, which the locals disliked, so any excuse would do. Illegal imprisonment and torture by rebels continued after the fall of the Gaddafi government.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11">[10]</a></sup> </p><p>Predictably, the peaceful demonstrators launched a general uprising. Overpowering security forces and seizing arms, they overran the eastern half of the country and established an interim government in Benghazi. The rebels began advancing across the country towards Tripoli. After suffering some initial defeats, Qaddaffi's forces stopped the rebels and began an advance through rebel-held territory towards Benghazi. </p><p>Despite resistance from Secretary of Defense Robert Gates and others at the Pentagon who worried about the over-extension of the U.S. military, the Obama administration and the Cameron and Sarkozy governments decided to intervene in the civil war. Resistance to the decision came from the political left (Dennis Kucinich), the <a href="/wiki/Libertarian" class="mw-redirect" title="Libertarian">libertarian</a> right (<a href="/wiki/Ron_Paul" title="Ron Paul">Ron Paul</a>), and the segments of the old center-right. Like <a href="/wiki/Korean_War" title="Korean War">Harry Truman</a>, <a href="/wiki/Vietnam_War" title="Vietnam War">John F. Kennedy</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Iraq_War" title="Iraq War">George W. Bush</a> before him, Obama did not seek congressional approval before intervening in Libya. </p><p>On March 5, 2011, the <i>National Transitional Council</i> announced that it was the only legitimate government in place. Starting with <a href="/wiki/France" title="France">France</a> on July 11, 2011, many western nations chose to recognize the NTC as the governing body of Libya and are attempting to do business by and through the NTC. The <i>Libyan Contact Group</i> was formally launched to help Libya deal with the Civil War and any transitions after the August 23, 2011, apparent takeover. </p><p>On March 19, 2011, at 16:00 GMT, a No-Fly Zone was imposed on Libya by the <a href="/wiki/United_Nations" title="United Nations">United Nations</a> due to Gaddafi's heavy-handed response to the rebellion. The no-fly zone was led by the <a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a>, and <a href="/wiki/France" title="France">France</a> and involved <a href="/wiki/Canada" title="Canada">Canada</a> and a coalition of European and Arab states.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12">[11]</a></sup> The No-Fly Zone came on the eve of the 8th anniversary of the <a href="/wiki/Iraq_War" title="Iraq War">Invasion of Iraq</a>. </p><p>The Libyan government then panicked and declared a ceasefire, but continued its attacks. Government troops even managed to reach Benghazi and attack the city, though they were repulsed. </p><p>The international coalition (illegally) responded with air and naval attacks on Libyan targets. It began simultaneously enforcing a no-fly zone and attacking Kaddafi soldiers on the ground, including targets in Tripoli. The Libyan air defenses proved worthless, as they could not even shoot down or even damage a single plane. The rebels then launched another advance with some success but were eventually stopped by Khaddafi forces after they adapted to strikes. </p><p>On August 21, the Libyan rebels surprised the world by capturing much of Tripoli in hours, with little resistance. Apparently, the <s>Rebel Alliance</s> rebel high command organized a multi-pronged assault, including sneaking large quantities of weapons and ammo into Tripoli to arm their supporters in the city. </p><p>On October 20, 2011, rebels took control of Sirte, Kadaffi's birthplace and the location of his last stronghold, effectively ending the war. Khadaffi was captured and died in rebel hands, ostensibly dying of the many wounds sustained during the gunfight, according to rebel leaders, but much more likely tortured and killed by his captors, according to many unofficial sources. </p><p>The rebel leadership established itself as the transitional government of Libya relatively successfully, although conflicts with Gaddafi loyalist militias have continued or reoccurred in some regions.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13">[12]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14">[13]</a></sup> </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="After_the_war_but_before_the_peace">After the war but before the peace</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Libya&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: After the war but before the peace">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h2> <p>Following the first election of the General National Congress, peace mostly reigned supreme, but with a weak central government often unable to stand up to militias in many areas. At one point, they even lost control of Tripoli Airport for a while.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15">[14]</a></sup> In September 2012, things came to a head when demonstrations against the <a href="/wiki/Innocence_of_Muslims" title="Innocence of Muslims">Innocence of Muslims</a> turned violent, and four Americans, including the ambassador, were killed in Benghazi. Moderate Benghazians rebelled against the local militia, Ansar al-Sharia, which enabled the government to gain the upper hand and attempt to disband the militias altogether.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16">[15]</a></sup> </p><p>The GNC has 200 seats, with <i>120</i> of those belonging to independents (thus giving them the mantle of kingmaker). The Prime Minister, Ali Zeidan, was a human rights lawyer picked to head the government, but he admits he has little experience in government, so he's largely at a loss on how to deal with domestic issues. His goal, and that of the GNC, is to restore a sense of stability in a county mired with an ineffectual government, a floundering economy, infighting between the various guerrillas and militias, systematic targeting of government forces by warlords, militarism from the guerrillas and militias, continued detention and human rights abuses of alleged pro-Gaddafi prisoners and foreign migrants, and a general decline in the production of Libyan oil. </p> <h2><span id="Post-2014_Libyan_Civil_War_(or_whatever_the_hell_is_happening_there_now)"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Post-2014_Libyan_Civil_War_.28or_whatever_the_hell_is_happening_there_now.29">Post-2014 Libyan Civil War (or whatever the hell is happening there now)</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Libya&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Post-2014 Libyan Civil War (or whatever the hell is happening there now)">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h2> <div class="thumb tright"><div class="thumbinner" style="width:252px;"><a href="/wiki/File:Libyan_Civil_War.svg" class="image"><img alt="" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/Libyan_Civil_War.svg/250px-Libyan_Civil_War.svg.png" decoding="async" width="250" height="240" class="thumbimage" srcset="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/Libyan_Civil_War.svg/500px-Libyan_Civil_War.svg.png 1.5x" data-file-width="1033" data-file-height="991" /></a> <div class="thumbcaption"><div class="magnify"><a href="/wiki/File:Libyan_Civil_War.svg" class="internal" title="Enlarge"></a></div>Factions in the war. The UN-backed government is in green.</div></div></div> <p>And now, Libya is in the midst of its <i>second</i> civil war between the deposed GNC in Tripoli and the new government in Tobruk. The Tobruk government was regarded as more secular and authoritarian, with GNC supporters branding it as a second coming of the evil regime. The GNC was regarded as being Islamist and too close to terrorists by the Tobruk supporters. </p><p>A peace deal and roadmap for a new unity government was signed in December 2015, paving the way for a united, free Libya...well, not exactly. An old troublemaker, <a href="/wiki/ISIS" class="mw-redirect" title="ISIS">ISIS</a>, decided to sneak in and set up shop. They seized the city of Derna in 2014, but their hold on it was tenuous, and they lost it to a popular uprising of Islamists in 2015. ISIS is still <s>pouting</s> camped out in the southern countryside near the city. Then, ISIS seized Sirte, a central city on the coast. The country was still divided, and ISIS slowly advanced along the coast while no one noticed. Today they hold 50 kilometers (31 miles) of coastline directly south of Italy and a total territory of over 30,000 km<sup>2</sup> (20,000 mi<sup>2</sup>). They have attacked several oil terminals because why not.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17">[16]</a></sup> This has been enough to prompt airstrikes from Western countries.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18">[17]</a></sup> Makes you wonder what their motive is. </p><p>U.S. President <a href="/wiki/Barack_Obama" title="Barack Obama">Barack Obama</a> accused British Prime Minister <a href="/wiki/David_Cameron" title="David Cameron">David Cameron</a> of allowing Libya to become, in his words, a 'shit show' after the U.S.-led <a href="/wiki/NATO" title="NATO">NATO</a> intervention.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19">[18]</a></sup> </p><p>In May 2016, anti-ISIS forces, mainly Misratan militias, announced a counteroffensive against ISIS after the latter came dangerously close to reaching Misrata. The offensive was a success, and the main ISIS base, Sirte, was put under a months-long siege. After half a year of brutal fighting and over 2,500 killed, the last blocks of the city were liberated from ISIS.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20">[19]</a></sup> </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Gallery">Gallery</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Libya&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Gallery">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h2> <center><ul class="gallery mw-gallery-traditional"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 260px"><div style="width: 260px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 255px;"><div style="margin:48.5px auto;"><a href="/wiki/File:Bengasi_court_square_0824b.jpg" class="image"><img alt="" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/28/Bengasi_court_square_0824b.jpg/250px-Bengasi_court_square_0824b.jpg" decoding="async" width="225" height="158" srcset="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/28/Bengasi_court_square_0824b.jpg/500px-Bengasi_court_square_0824b.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="1709" data-file-height="1200" /></a></div></div> <div class="gallerytext"> <p>Benghazi during the 2011 protests. </p> </div> </div></li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 260px"><div style="width: 260px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 255px;"><div style="margin:43px auto;"><a href="/wiki/File:Temple_of_Zeus_-_Cyrene.jpg" class="image"><img alt="" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/82/Temple_of_Zeus_-_Cyrene.jpg/250px-Temple_of_Zeus_-_Cyrene.jpg" decoding="async" width="225" height="169" srcset="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/82/Temple_of_Zeus_-_Cyrene.jpg/500px-Temple_of_Zeus_-_Cyrene.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="768" /></a></div></div> <div class="gallerytext"> <p>Ruins of the Temple of Zeus in Cyrene. </p> </div> </div></li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 260px"><div style="width: 260px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 255px;"><div style="margin:43px auto;"><a href="/wiki/File:Shakshuka_by_Calliopejen1.jpg" class="image"><img alt="" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/18/Shakshuka_by_Calliopejen1.jpg/250px-Shakshuka_by_Calliopejen1.jpg" decoding="async" width="225" height="169" srcset="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/18/Shakshuka_by_Calliopejen1.jpg/500px-Shakshuka_by_Calliopejen1.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="3984" data-file-height="2988" /></a></div></div> <div class="gallerytext"> <p>Shakshuka, a poached egg dish. </p> </div> </div></li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 260px"><div style="width: 260px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 255px;"><div style="margin:43px auto;"><a href="/wiki/File:Bouri_NC_41_DP4_platform.jpg" class="image"><img alt="" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cc/Bouri_NC_41_DP4_platform.jpg/225px-Bouri_NC_41_DP4_platform.jpg" decoding="async" width="225" height="169" srcset="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cc/Bouri_NC_41_DP4_platform.jpg/338px-Bouri_NC_41_DP4_platform.jpg 1.5x, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cc/Bouri_NC_41_DP4_platform.jpg/450px-Bouri_NC_41_DP4_platform.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2592" data-file-height="1944" /></a></div></div> <div class="gallerytext"> <p>Offshore oil platform. </p> </div> </div></li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 260px"><div style="width: 260px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 255px;"><div style="margin:15px auto;"><a href="/wiki/File:Ghadames_-_Grosse_Moschee.jpg" class="image"><img alt="" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/82/Ghadames_-_Grosse_Moschee.jpg/250px-Ghadames_-_Grosse_Moschee.jpg" decoding="async" width="192" height="225" srcset="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/82/Ghadames_-_Grosse_Moschee.jpg/330px-Ghadames_-_Grosse_Moschee.jpg 1.5x, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/82/Ghadames_-_Grosse_Moschee.jpg/500px-Ghadames_-_Grosse_Moschee.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2947" data-file-height="3447" /></a></div></div> <div class="gallerytext"> <p>Mosque in Ghadames. </p> </div> </div></li> </ul></center> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="See_also">See also</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Libya&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: See also">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h2> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Arab_Spring" title="Arab Spring">Arab Spring</a></li></ul> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Notes">Notes</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Libya&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Notes">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h2> <div class="references-small" style="font-size:90%;"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-1">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text">The Amazigh people, who happen to be the original inhabitants of Libya</span> </li> </ol></div></div> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="References">References</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Libya&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: References">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h2> <div class="references-small" style="-moz-column-count:2; -webkit-column-count:2; column-count:2; font-size:80%;"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-2">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.africaneconomicoutlook.org/en/countries/north-africa/libya/">African Economic Outlook: Libya</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-3">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Libya%E2%80%93United_States_relations">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Libya%E2%80%93United_States_relations</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-4">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2011/feb/20/libya-protests-benghazi-muammar-gaddafi">Libya protests: More than 100 killed as army fires on unarmed demonstrators</a> by Jo Adetunji, Peter Beaumont and Martin Chulov <i><a href="/wiki/The_Guardian" title="The Guardian">The Guardian</a></i></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-5">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/libya/8335934/Libya-protests-140-massacred-as-Gaddafi-sends-in-snipers-to-crush-dissent.html">Libya protests: 140 'massacred' as Gaddafi sends in snipers to crush dissent</a> by Nick Meo. <i><a href="/wiki/Daily_Telegraph" title="Daily Telegraph">Daily Telegraph</a></i></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-6">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="http://humanrightsinvestigations.org/2011/07/07/libya-ethnic-cleansing/">http://humanrightsinvestigations.org/2011/07/07/libya-ethnic-cleansing/</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-7">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/africa/rebels-settle-scores-in-libyan-capital-2344671.html">http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/africa/rebels-settle-scores-in-libyan-capital-2344671.html</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-8"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-8">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="http://news.firedoglake.com/2011/05/11/benghazi-revenge-killings-reflect-ugly-reality-of-libyan-rebels/">http://news.firedoglake.com/2011/05/11/benghazi-revenge-killings-reflect-ugly-reality-of-libyan-rebels/</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-9"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-9">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2011/08/29/501364/main20098777.shtml">http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2011/08/29/501364/main20098777.shtml</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-10"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a 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href="http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-06-05/libyan-airport-siege/4052160">Tripoli airport briefly seized by disgruntled militia</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-16"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-16">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/militia-blamed-for-killing-us-ambassador-forced-1340909">Militia blamed for killing US ambassador forced out of Libya</a> and <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/sep/23/libyan-authorities-islamist-militia">Libyan authorities give Islamist militia two days to leave their bases</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-17"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-17">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external free" 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