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LIBYA: Unity Deal ‘Expires’

LIBYA: Unity Deal ‘Expires’ Rival powers clash over the future of the country as the UN‐brokered government's mandate ends.Two years after a deal to form a unity government aimed at ending deep divisions between Libya's opposing sides, the country remains mired in crisis with no solution in sight.The UN‐brokered agreement signed in Morocco in December 2015 establishing a Government of National Accord (GNA) brought hopes of an easing of chaos that followed the 2011 revolution.But Libya has remained riven by divisions between the GNA in Tripoli led by Prime Minister Fayez al‐Sarraj and a rival administration backed by military strongman Khalifa Haftar in the east.The GNA's position risks being further undermined by the expiry of its mandate – which under the 2015 accord was for one year and renewable only once – on December 17th.Instead of healing rifts, experts say the deal actually deepened tensions in the North African country. Years of political turmoil have followed the overthrow and killing of Libya's long‐time dictator Muammar Gaddafy in the 2011 revolution.Since its arrival in Tripoli in March 2016, the GNA has failed to stamp its authority across large parts of the country, controlled by dozens of militias of shifting allegiances.Its legitimacy was questioned from the http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Africa Research Bulletin: Political, Social and Cultural Series Wiley

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Wiley
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© 2018 John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
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0001-9844
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1467-825X
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10.1111/j.1467-825X.2018.08036.x
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Rival powers clash over the future of the country as the UN‐brokered government's mandate ends.Two years after a deal to form a unity government aimed at ending deep divisions between Libya's opposing sides, the country remains mired in crisis with no solution in sight.The UN‐brokered agreement signed in Morocco in December 2015 establishing a Government of National Accord (GNA) brought hopes of an easing of chaos that followed the 2011 revolution.But Libya has remained riven by divisions between the GNA in Tripoli led by Prime Minister Fayez al‐Sarraj and a rival administration backed by military strongman Khalifa Haftar in the east.The GNA's position risks being further undermined by the expiry of its mandate – which under the 2015 accord was for one year and renewable only once – on December 17th.Instead of healing rifts, experts say the deal actually deepened tensions in the North African country. Years of political turmoil have followed the overthrow and killing of Libya's long‐time dictator Muammar Gaddafy in the 2011 revolution.Since its arrival in Tripoli in March 2016, the GNA has failed to stamp its authority across large parts of the country, controlled by dozens of militias of shifting allegiances.Its legitimacy was questioned from the

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Africa Research Bulletin: Political, Social and Cultural Series – Wiley

Published: Jan 1, 2018

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