Even as the world tackles the Coronavirus, resurgence of tension continued in Libya. The recent incidents encompass attacks on migrants as well as drone attacks, inflicting heavy casualties.
Crux of the Matter
Recent Occurring 26 migrants from Bangladesh were killed in a warehouse in a reported act of revenge. The problems compounded for the natives as air-fights and drone attacks increased. The most recent attack came on the capital Tripoli, where the Libyan National Army (LNA) attacked the airport. 80 rockets were fired which killed 6 people and destroyed the planes supposed to bring Libyan citizens stranded in Spain. The move came after the Government of National Accord (GNA) of Libya, the UN-approved government, rejected LNA’s proposal of ceasefire during Ramadan. The reason for rejection is said to be LNA’s suspicious intentions. Cold-War In Libya? Russian fighter aircrafts were spotted in Libya, which were reported to be aiding LNA. The move has drawn criticism from US, which has claimed Russia’s support of LNA by the Wagner group, a Russian military group with unclear operations.
NEWS: Russia deploys military fighter aircraft to Libya —– "For too long, Russia has denied the full extent of its involvement in the ongoing Libyan conflict. Well, there is no denying it now." – Gen. Townsend Release: https://t.co/HpLdwUJxcr Photos: https://t.co/raTal1LKPa pic.twitter.com/dVtsWKPYZ5 — US AFRICOM (@USAfricaCommand) May 26, 2020
Timeline of Civil War in Libya
February 2011: Protests against leader Muammar Gaddafi begin after civil right activists arrested.
October 2011: Gaddafi killed after fight with combined forces of US, France and other countries in accord with UN.
September 2012: Militants attack US embassy, killing 3 ambassadors.
2014: Civil war starts. Mainly between radically secular LNA and democratic GNA.
2020: LNA’s airstrikes on Tripoli.
Libya Under Gaddafi In 1969, Gaddafi replaced the monarchy in a coup. Following were defining features of his regime: – Rejected Marxism but implemented “Islamic Socialism”. – Made education and health-care free for all. – Libya then fared better on Human Development Index than other Arab countries. – Privatized oil to all citizens, providing annually more than $20,000 to each citizen. However, critics have pointed to the degraded state of education and health care provided in the name of “free education and health-care”. They have pointed to his funding of terrorist groups in foreign lands as crimes against humanity. They also say that there was a lack of freedom under his regime, with most systems being controlled under one dictator i.e Gaddafi.
Curiopedia
The Green Book is a short book setting out the political philosophy of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi. The book was first published in 1975. It is said to have been inspired in part by The Little Red Book (Quotations from Chairman Mao Tse-tung).
The Third International Theory, also known as the Third Universal Theory, was the style of government proposed by Muammar Gaddafi in the early 1970s. It was proposed by Gaddafi as an alternative to capitalism and communism for Third World countries, based on the stated belief that both of these ideologies had been proven invalid. By 2011 the fall and death of Gaddafi had seen his system disestablished and replaced by the National Transitional Council.
The .ly is the country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Libya. Many popular URL shortening services are registered in the .ly domain like brief.ly, adf.ly, bit.ly, ow.ly, and 3.ly. These URL shortening services shorten more than 600 million URLs in total every month.
Curated Coverage
The Guardian – Tripoli government rejects rebel general’s ceasefire offer in Libya
Al Jazeera – ‘Largest drone war in the world’: How airpower saved Tripoli
The Hindu – 26 Bangladeshi migrants shot dead at smuggling warehouse in Libya
Al Jazeera – Libya: Tripoli sustains massive rocket attack; planes ablaze
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