Libya's Divisions: Locked in a Stalemate

Reminiscent of World War II, when German and British forces battled each other in the Cyrenaican desert and coastal plains of Libya, forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi and the country's rebels have kept fighting over Ajdabiya, Ras Lanuf, and a string of small towns and hamlets along the country's seashore. Despite the international coalition's intervention on the side of the rebels, a stalemate has been reached. Gaddafi's troops may be able to retake some territory in eastern Libya but are unlikely to reconquer it in its entirety. And the rebels, whose fortunes were dramatically reversed by the intervention of coalition forces in late March, seem incapable of pressing their initial momentum any further without additional (and more intense) international support.

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Source: http://www.realclearpolitics.com/2011/04/20/libya039s_divisions_locked_in_a_stalemate_254141.html

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