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Tribal Rivalries Complicate Libyan War

By Mathieu von Rohr in Qawalish, Libya MARCEL METTELSIEFEN/ DER SPIEGEL

The rebels in western Libya have captured the Nafusa Mountains and are only 80 kilometers from Tripoli, but have been unable to advance further. Meanwhile long-simmering tribal hostilities are complicating the situation, as rival groups clash and old resentments flare up. The inter-tribal conflict adds to a growing sense that the uprising against Gadhafi is turning into a civil war.

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Posted 31 Jul 2011 by theaveeditor in Misc.

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