Libya after Gaddafi: A challenging transition

Five years after the uprising against Muammar Gaddafi, Libya has finally made a breakthrough towards ending the two-year conflict that has seen the country divided between two rival governments and parliaments, each allied with loose coalitions of armed militias fighting each other. The resulting power vacuum has led, not least, to the rise of ISIL/Da'esh in Libya and, to the country's increasing role as a departure point for migrants hoping to reach Europe. A political solution to reduce the instability in Libya is critical, both for Libya and for its neighbours.

Author: Joanna Apap

ESO: Background information: Intervening better: Europe’s second chance in Libya http://www.europeansources.info/record/intervening-better-europes-second-chance-in-libya/

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