WHO IS WHO IN THE NEW LIBYA AFTER THE FALL OF GADDAFI In recent times, the world can clearly see why the removal of former leader of Libya is not well planned by those opposing the late leaders regime. Libyas acting interior minister has escaped an assassination attempt in the capital, Tripoli. Al-Sidik Abdul-Karim was on his way to a meeting when his car came under fire from unknown gunmen. Earlier this month, deputy industry minister Hassan al-Droui was shot dead, in the first killing of a member of the interim government. Libya has suffered chronic lawlessness since the overthrow of Muammar Gaddafi in October 2011. The transitional government has been struggling to assert itself over up to 1,700 different armed militias, each with their own goals. On 12 January, gunmen killed the deputy industry minister during a visit to his hometown of Sirte, east of the capital. No group has said it was behind the attack. Dozens of military and police officers have been assassinated since the end of the civil war in the eastern part of the country. Most cases remain unsolved and only few arrests have so far been made. Last week, the political instability worsened when the second largest party in the interim administration said it was quitting the government. The Islamist Justice and Construction Party made the announcement after it failed to win sufficient support for a motion to censure Prime Minister Ali Zeidan. TGS gathered the resignations would deepen the deadlock in the interim parliament, which has so far made little progress because of political infighting. WHY LIBYA IS NOW NEW AFGHANISTAN IN AFRICA 1- Numerous militias formed to topple Gaddafi still operate 2- Many still control the towns or areas where they were formed 3- Some believed to have links to al-Qaeda 4- Government has been unable to disarm them, instead it works with some militias 5- Libya Revolutionaries Operations Room, which says it seized the prime minister, has links to defence and interior ministries
Posted on: Fri, 31 Jan 2014 06:17:18 +0000
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