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GIS Dossier: Libya
The tension between Libya’s two key political figures – Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj (L) and Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar (R) – was visible in the July 2017 peace talks hosted by French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris (source: dpa)
General info
What's inside
- Libya’s civil war is being fought over control of oil, even as both sides try to keep exports flowing
- The UN-sponsored peace process has failed to deal with the country’s real rulers – the militias
- Regional players have their own interests in sustaining a proxy war in Libya
Who will benefit?
- Report is targeted to the decision makers in cross country manufacturing – suppliers, manufacturers, logistics.
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