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Western countries voiced concern on Thursday that tensions in Libya could slip out of control in the absence of a functioning political system, and they urged the government and rival factions to start talking.
Two-and-a-half years after the fall of former leader Muammar Gaddafi, the oil-rich North African state is struggling to contain violence between rival forces, with Islamist militants gaining an ever-stronger grip on the south of the country.
"The situation in Libya is very worrying," French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius told reporters on the margins of a conference in Rome to discuss the Libyan crisis.
He said the uncertain security position, especially in the south, worsened an unstable political situation which required Libyan political forces to come together to reach a solution.
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The weak government in Tripoli is struggling to control well-armed former anti-Gaddafi rebels and Islamist militias, while parliament was stormed by protestors at the weekend who blamed the politicians for the growing chaos.
The United Nations Special Rapporteur Tarek Mitri said the Libya situation would be discussed at a Security Council meeting on Monday.
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jsr
(7,712 posts)The Defense Dept. reports $1.1. billion spent through September -- and that figure doesn't include State Department, CIA, and other agencies involved or other NATO and participating countries, reports the National Journal.
L0oniX
(31,493 posts)Starry Messenger
(32,342 posts)were called Gaddafi-lovers. Hmmm, sounds familiar.
cali
(114,904 posts)mainer
(12,029 posts)and I was told I'd drunk the Ghaddafi Koolaid when I predicted this was going to end up badly.
polly7
(20,582 posts)it was epic .... with so much information that so many tried to deny.
ChisolmTrailDem
(9,463 posts)MsLeopard
(1,265 posts)Freedumb!!
seveneyes
(4,631 posts)Who could have ever seen that coming?
It wasn't the Arab spring that messed with Libya, it was the bombing.
Gaddafi talking about an African dollar made the bombers bomb.
H2O Man
(73,605 posts)I blame President Carter.
On the serious side, it's tragic. Not unexpected, but tragic.
Laelth
(32,017 posts)-Laelth