VICE News: Libya’s Revolution Is in Ruins (26 Dec 2019)

Libya is in a state of chaos as rival governments compete for power, human smuggling runs rampant, and black markets thrive with everything from oil to hard currency. The international community is backing the Government of National Accord, which maintains a tenuous hold on the capital. But the government’s survival depends on warring militias, many of whom are paid to police the smuggling they themselves are involved in. VICE News’ Isobel Yeung travels across Libya to see how the Libyan revolution is failing. (VICE News, YouTube, 26 Dec 2019)

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