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Al-Araby
Al-Araby
After the recent failure of Fathi Bashagha’s government to enter the capital – and their subsequent expulsion – many are concerned over what it will take to keep Libyans united. Some, however, foreshadowed this reality years ago. Shortly after the 2011 civil war, and the ousting of the then-leader Muammar Gaddafi, many in the eastern region of Cyrenaica started calling for a new federal regime. On the 6th of March 2012, the “Cyrenaican Transitional Council” issued a declaration of autonomy, but this move was quickly rejected by the National Transitional Council in Tripoli. The main arguments p…