Daily Times
May 13, 2021
A new unity government in Libya had raised hopes the war-ravaged North African nation had turned a corner towards peace but analysts warn that major stumbling blocks remain.
Thousands of foreign mercenaries are still on the ground, political factions remain deeply divided, and the promise of elections in December seems to be slipping away.
“The honeymoon period of Libya’s GNU (Government of National Unity) is now long gone,” said analyst Emadeddin Badi.
The toppling and killing of dictator Moamer Kadhafi in a 2011 NATO-backed uprising plunged Libya into a bloody, decade-long struggle for power.
After a grim, year-long battle for the western capital of Tripoli, in which rival camps were backed by foreign powers, a truce last summer finally led to a formal UN-mediated ceasefire in October.
Libya s Latest Unity Government Faces Uphill Battle By Hamza Mekouar
05/11/21 AT 11:29 PM
A new unity government in Libya had raised hopes the war-ravaged North African nation had turned a corner towards peace but analysts warn that major stumbling blocks remain.
Thousands of foreign mercenaries are still on the ground, political factions remain deeply divided, and the promise of elections in December seems to be slipping away. The honeymoon period of Libya s GNU (Government of National Unity) is now long gone, said analyst Emadeddin Badi.
The toppling and killing of dictator Moamer Kadhafi in a 2011 NATO-backed uprising plunged Libya into a bloody, decade-long struggle for power.
As the 10th anniversary of the Libyan uprising that toppled late leader Muammar Gaddafi s regime approaches, Libyan analysts believe the war-torn country is facing a real chance for restoring political stability, especially with the recent creation of a new executive authority.
As the Libyans celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Feb. 17 revolution, there is an ideal variable that coincided with this anniversary, which is the political success that was recently achieved in Geneva by choosing a new government, Imad Jalloul, a Libyan political analyst, told Xinhua.
It will bring the Libyans together and give them stability for the first time in many years, he said.
2021-02-09 19:35:56 GMT2021-02-10 03:35:56(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
The Red Castle is under the process of repairing and cleaning in preparation for the 10th anniversary of the Libyan uprising in Tripoli, Libya on Feb. 4, 2021. As the 10th anniversary of the Libyan uprising that toppled late leader Muammar Gaddafi's regime approaches, Libyan analysts believe the war-torn country is facing a real chance for restoring political stability, especially with the recent creation of a new executive authority. (Photo by Nada Harib/Xinhua)
TRIPOLI, Feb. 9 (Xinhua) As the 10th anniversary of the Libyan uprising that toppled late leader Muammar Gaddafi s regime approaches, Libyan analysts believe the war-torn country is facing a real chance for restoring political stability, especially with the recent creation of a new executive authority.