The main reason for the western world turning on Gaddafi revolved around Gaddafi sending his own troop’s to attack protestor’s within the city of Benghazi. The United States condemned these attacks and stated that the government had lost all its legitimacy to function properly. Little did they know that Gaddafi played a pivotal role in rebuilding the nation of Libya. Gaddafi was able to overthrow the monarchy and declared the Jamahirya, (a republic of the masses in which political power was to be passed to the people), the revolutionary army officer achieved what no sovereign before him had accomplished (Khadra). Gaddafi’s four decade allowed Libya to remain a stable nation and was able to resolve conflicts between tribal leaders. The NATO
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The first include direct challenges made by militia groups and security. The new interim government governing Libya remains’ fragile and the country itself possess little sovereignty. One of the major hurdles facing Libya today is the number of armed militias. Initially supporters of intervention saw arming the rebel’s as a minor threat, the interim government has no monopoly over what to call violence (). The interim government a few years ago established the Tripoli Military Council in order to provide security for the Capital. The effort backfired once armed fighters from different militias moved into Tripoli. Dozens of armed militia group’s now control key strategic areas, such as airport’s, seaports and border crossings. The influx of these different militia groups arose from the Libyan Civil War due to the regional and tribal division’s within the country that Gaddafi over and over again tried to quell. Though many viewed the militia group’s as a positive to increase the chances of liberation within Libya, they’re now the sources of violence and vandalism that took place after the fall of Tripoli. Many Libyan inhabitants grow tired of the armed militia groups within their cities. The fighting between the militia groups during the first week of 2012 led to Mustapha Abdeljalil, leader of the NTC warned about the possibility of another civil war (El-Katiri). Without the
The first include direct challenges made by militia groups and security. The new interim government governing Libya remains’ fragile and the country itself possess little sovereignty. One of the major hurdles facing Libya today is the number of armed militias. Initially supporters of intervention saw arming the rebel’s as a minor threat, the interim government has no monopoly over what to call violence (). The interim government a few years ago established the Tripoli Military Council in order to provide security for the Capital. The effort backfired once armed fighters from different militias moved into Tripoli. Dozens of armed militia group’s now control key strategic areas, such as airport’s, seaports and border crossings. The influx of these different militia groups arose from the Libyan Civil War due to the regional and tribal division’s within the country that Gaddafi over and over again tried to quell. Though many viewed the militia group’s as a positive to increase the chances of liberation within Libya, they’re now the sources of violence and vandalism that took place after the fall of Tripoli. Many Libyan inhabitants grow tired of the armed militia groups within their cities. The fighting between the militia groups during the first week of 2012 led to Mustapha Abdeljalil, leader of the NTC warned about the possibility of another civil war (El-Katiri). Without the