Inside Libya

Conservative Middle East Council INSIDE LIBYA: CHAOS IN THE MEDITERRANEAN
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
KEY FINDINGS
• Field Marshal Haftar sees his mission as fighting jihadist terrorism.
• A large degree of order and governance exists in Eastern Libya.
• Despite being under pressure, the East remains stable while the West is plagued
by disorder and insecurity.
• The House of Representatives is a nucleus for the development of a Libyan
Parliamentary system, and has a geographical reach across Libya.
• Western Libya, particularly Tripoli itself, is dominated by warlords and criminal
gangs; they all have an interest in prolonging the relative confusion in the West.
KEY RECOMMENDATIONS
• The UK should urgently engage with Haftar, the LNA and the HoR
• The UK should support the LNA to secure Libya’s borders and bring an end to
the illegal trafficking of people from Libya’s sea ports.
• The UK should reconsider its view of the GNA and acknowledge its limited
capacity to deliver any kind of governance or security for Libya.
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