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Against this backdrop of division, the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant and Ansar al-Sharia, as well as other militant groups both religious and tribal in nature, have seized control of several cities and districts across Libya, especially in Cyrenaica, which is theoretically under the control of the Tobruk-based government. [13] [14] [15]
This article lists the heads of state of Libya since the country's independence in 1951.. Libya has been in a tumultuous state since the start of the Arab Spring-related Libyan crisis in 2011; the crisis resulted in the collapse of the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya and the killing of Muammar Gaddafi, amidst the First Civil War and the foreign military intervention.
This article lists the heads of government of Libya since the country's independence in 1951.. Libya has been in a tumultuous state since the start of the Arab Spring-related Libyan crisis in 2011; the crisis resulted in the collapse of the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya and the killing of Muammar Gaddafi, amidst the First Civil War and the foreign military intervention.
Abdul Hamid Muhammad Abdul Rahman al-Dbeibeh [3] (Arabic: عبدالحميد محمد عبدالرحمن الدبيبة, also transliterated as Dbeibah; born 13 February 1958 [4]) is a Libyan politician and businessman who is the prime minister of Libya under the Government of National Unity (GNU) in Tripoli.
LONDON/CAIRO, April 29 (Reuters) - Eastern-based Libyan forces led by Khalifa Haftar launched an offensive in April on the capital Tripoli in the west that has plunged the oil-producing nation ...
The Islamist "Libya Dawn" has been described as "an uneasy coalition" identified as "terrorists" by the elected parliament in Tobruk [189] including "former al-Qaeda jihadists" who fought against Gaddafi in the 1990s, members of Libya's branch of the Muslim Brotherhood, and a "network of conservative merchants" from Misrata, whose fighters make ...
The Government of National Unity (Arabic: حكومة الوحدة الوطنية, Hukumat al Wahda al Watania) is a provisional government for Libya formed on 10 March 2021 to unify the rival Government of National Accord based in Tripoli and the Second Al-Thani Cabinet, based in Tobruk.
In spite of the crisis, Libya maintains one of the highest human development index (HDI) rankings among countries in Africa. [81] [82] The war has caused a significant loss of economic potential in Libya, estimated at 783.2 billion Libyan dinars from 2011 to 2021. [83] By 2022, the humanitarian situation had improved, though challenges remain. [84]