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Tripoli vs Tobruk. Libya 12 Years Since The Fall of Gaddafi. - Good Times Bad Times
The 20th of October marked 12 years since the death and fall of Gaddafi, in that time the Libyan people have seen a series of NATO bombings, two civil wars, and the terror of Islamic State. After so many years of fighting and suffering Libya's future still looks bleak, the country remains divided with two power centers one in Tripoli the other in Tobruk competing for influence. The situation is further complicated by the fact that Libya is an arena of competition between a number of foreign actors with interest on one side or the other in the Libyan conflict.