Benghazi win could deepen Libya's de facto partition
Friday, February 26, 2016
Significance
The LNA made significant military gains in Benghazi over February 21-23, taking control of key neighbourhoods held by Islamist militias aligned with the Tripoli-based General National Congress (GNC).
Impacts
- Deadlines and agreement on a unity government will be pushed back yet further.
- A unity government is now even less certain than at any previous time.
- The HoR and its government, if they move to Benghazi, may revive efforts to make energy deals independent of Tripoli.
- This will include reinvigorating attempts to set up parallel institutions, such as a central bank and national oil company.
- Military and tribal actors in the east will hinder Haftar from becoming a prime military or political authority.
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