Libya's Shifting Sands (1): Derna

June 20, 2017
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Al Jazeera World - S2017 - E18

Libya's Shifting Sands (1): Derna

Amid the chaos, weak border controls, and lack of effective government following the 2011 Arab Spring, ISIL gains a foothold in the eastern coastal city of Derna. After 10 months of fighting, the Libyan army and local armed groups succeed in pushing out ISIL, but interference by a former general and his private army affords them the opportunity to regroup.

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