Libya who is next

Recent Russian action in North Africa comes after the United States shunned the region following its role in the fall of Gaddafi. Russia has also made overtures to Morocco and maintained its close relationship with Algeria, showing no signs of slowing down its activity. An expansion into the Sahel and a naval base in Libya remain the logical next steps. Russia assisting France in counter-terrorism operations does further U. Undue Russian influence over the Malian army could draw Mali into an expanding Russian sphere of influence in North Africa, which could see the United States disadvantaged in natural resource markets and a quickly growing population with massive developmental opportunities.

Former U. However, it will take reinvigorated U. The views expressed in this article are those of the authors alone and do not necessarily reflect the position of the Foreign Policy Research Institute, a non-partisan organization that seeks to publish well-argued, policy-oriented articles on American foreign policy and national security priorities. On May 27, U. Belarusian strongman Aleksandr Lukashenko is in trouble.

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Haftar and Saleh have both done so. The election commission chairman Emad al-Sayeh, who has previously said parliamentary elections would take place within 30 days of the presidential election, said it had received amendments to the law from the parliament. Registration for presidential election candidates would be open until Nov. Subscribe for our daily curated newsletter to receive the latest exclusive Reuters coverage delivered to your inbox.

RIVALS As premier, Dbeibah has won popularity through populist programmes including financial support for young people seeking marriage and investment across Libya's regions. More from Reuters. Sign up for our newsletter Subscribe for our daily curated newsletter to receive the latest exclusive Reuters coverage delivered to your inbox. Sign up. Russia has sent mercenaries and Sudanese men have been recruited to fight alongside the LNA; in January the Guardian reported that Turkey sent Syrian recruits along with its own soldiers, to defend the Tripoli government.

High-profile peace talks in Berlin this year did not result in any lasting truce. Now, the war economy has sent costs skyrocketing, and there are widespread problems with medicine shortages and power cuts. Civilians are in danger of getting caught in the unpredictable fighting — and kidnappings for ransom by militias are common. More than , people are internally displaced and 1.

Casualty numbers are highly politicised and hard to verify, with estimates ranging from 2, to 25, during the uprising alone. The International Organization for Migration IOM estimates there are also about , migrants and refugees in the country, mostly from sub-Saharan Africa.

Some are held in government-run detention centres and unofficial prisons run by armed groups, where conditions are horrific: detainees report unhygienic and overcrowded conditions without adequate food and water. Human rights watchdogs also say forced labour and abuse are rife.