Is Libya’s Breakup Imminent?
The battle to drive the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham out of the
Libyan city of Sirte may have the unintended consequence of putting in
proximity forces loyal to the UN-backed unity government in the west and
a rival general in the east. A clash between these factions would
certainly destabilize Libya, but it could also split the North African
nation in half, said the Atlantic Council’s Karim Mezran.
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