In Libya, Defeating ISIS Is Not Enough

Despite the monumental achievement of routing ISIS from Sirte, there are other problems in Libya that pose greater obstacles to long term peace and threaten to plunge the country into further chaos.

Oct 25, 2016

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by Ricky Ochoa-Kaup

With help from U.S. airstrikes, forces aligned with the internationally recognized government in Libya have almost fully liberated the town of Sirte from ISIS control. The government that requested the airstrikes is the internationally recognized Government of National Accords (GNA) also known as the unity government. The GNA was anno…

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