Suspected Islamic State gunmen kill six in southern Libya

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Suspected Islamic State gunmen kill six in southern Libya

 

BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) - Gunmen on Friday raided a town deep in Libya's southern desert, killing six, the municipality said, adding that it believed the militant group Islamic State was responsible.

 

A military source said the attackers had occupied a police station in the oasis town of Tazerbo, north of Kufra, until residents expelled them. The source also said the attackers were believed to belong to Islamic State.

 

The town - which was a resting point for tourists going on Sahara camping tours before Libya plunged into chaos in 2011 - listed six residents on its website as having been killed.

 

Islamic State has staged several attacks on southern towns since withdrawing into the desert after losing its main stronghold, the coastal city of Sirte, in 2016.

 

 

-- © Copyright Reuters 2018-11-24

[Bluespunk]

This is what happens when regime change is initiated and then those supporting it walk away from the consequences. 

 

Gadafi was without doubt an unpredictable and capricious dictator, with a vicious streak, few mourn his death (though the manner of it was a harbinger of the mess Libya now is), but Libya has been a disastrously failed state since the Arab spring. 

[Tchooptip]

2 hours ago, Bluespunk said:

This is what happens when regime change is initiated and then those supporting it walk away from the consequences. 

 

Gadafi was without doubt an unpredictable and capricious dictator, with a vicious streak, few mourn his death (though the manner of it was a harbinger of the mess Libya now is), but Libya has been a disastrously failed state since the Arab spring. 

It is very likely that the vast majority of Lybians were happier in Gadafi's time and less in danger in their everyday life than today.

And dare I say... probably the same in Irak

[TEFLKrabi]

2 hours ago, Tchooptip said:

It is very likely that the vast majority of Lybians were happier in Gadafi's time and less in danger in their everyday life than today.

And dare I say... probably the same in Irak

Having worked in both, they were certainly considered far safer and simple things like running water and 24/7 electric were available under both regimes. That said, in Kurdish northern Iraq, the people would rather have no electricity than return to a Saddam-like dictator.

[Tchooptip]

19 hours ago, TEFLKrabi said:

Having worked in both, they were certainly considered far safer and simple things like running water and 24/7 electric were available under both regimes. That said, in Kurdish northern Iraq, the people would rather have no electricity than return to a Saddam-like dictator.

A lack of electricity that's all?  

It's a lack of everything and not only for the Kurds... but no more weapons of mass destruction the US citizen can live in peace now!

Here is a picture of a certain type of lack of electricity

[Tailwagsdog]

In teply to those that think the populace were better off under dictators. .. The west goes in and eliminates the bad asses, then what? we are meant to build their country? their society? can they get off their own asses and do something for themselves, oh no we still have to run the place til they hate us & call us occupiers. Get Real!

[TEFLKrabi]

A lack of electricity that's all?  
It's a lack of everything and not only for the Kurds... but no more weapons of mass destruction the US citizen can live in peace now!
Here is a picture of a certain type of lack of electricity

The Kurds are not lacking generally. And I say this as I’ve lived in Kurdistan for the past 4 years.


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[Bluespunk]

5 hours ago, Tailwagsdog said:

In teply to those that think the populace were better off under dictators. .. The west goes in and eliminates the bad asses, then what? we are meant to build their country? their society? can they get off their own asses and do something for themselves, oh no we still have to run the place til they hate us & call us occupiers. Get Real!

The west opened Pandora’s box when they initiated regime change.

 

Therefore the west is responsible for the chaos that followed and should take a large measure of responsibility for the rebuilding of those societies their bombs and bullets destroyed.