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Mar 4, 2015

Eljarh on the Ancient Sites Under Threat by ISIS

By Mohamed Eljarh

Newsweek quotes Rafik Hariri Center Nonresident Fellow Mohamed Eljarh on which ancient sites in Libya could come under threat by ISIS:

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Mar 3, 2015

Eljarh on the Influx of Foreign Fighters to Libya

By Mohamed Eljarh

Newsweek quotes Rafik Hariri Center Nonresident Fellow Mohamed Eljarh on the influx of foreign fighters to Libya and how this is part of ISIS’s strategy to overtake failed states:

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Mar 3, 2015

Eljarh on the ISIS Stronghold in Derna, Libya

By Mohamed Eljarh

Rafik Hariri Center Nonresident Fellow Mohamed Eljarh, who is based in Libya, joins ABC News Radio to discuss the ISIS stronghold in Derna, Libya and how the ISIS militants have not been successful in implementing strict policies: Listen to the full interview here.

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Feb 27, 2015

Al-Ghwell: If We Fail in Libya, Is There Hope in Other Places?

By Hafed Al-Ghwell

Rafik Hariri Center Nonresident Senior Fellow Hafed Al-Ghwell writes for Al Jazeera on why the conflicts in Libya and the Middle East demonstrate a new period in the history of the Middle East and North Africa:

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Feb 27, 2015

If We Fail in Libya

By Hafed Al-Ghwell

A former US State Department official wrote several weeks ago: “Observing events in Libya since the revolution has often been like watching someone set his dining room table while the house is on fire.” The reality is, it is not just Libya’s house that’s on fire, but the whole neighbourhood, while everyone idly looks on. 

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Feb 26, 2015

The ISIS Game Plan in Libya

By Chris Chapman

The Islamic State (ISIS or ISIL) has expanded beyond its original territory in Iraq and Syria and is working to establish a base of operation in North Africa. Libya is the catalyst for such aspirations, given its chaos since the fall of Muammar Qaddafi in 2011.

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Feb 25, 2015

Eljarh: Libya Needs More Than Unity Government to Halt Islamic State Rise

By Mohamed Eljarh

Rafik Hariri Center Nonresident Fellow Mohamed Eljarh writes for World Politics Review on what is needed to combat the Islamic State in Libya:

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Feb 24, 2015

Mezran on the UN Arms Embargo on Libya

By Karim Mezran

Al Monitor quotes Rafik Hariri Center Senior Fellow Karim Mezran on whether the UN arms embargo on Libya should be lifted given ISIS’s growing control within the country:

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Feb 20, 2015

Pham: “Libya has Ceased to Exist”

By J. Peter Pham

Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham joins CCTV Africa to discuss the possibility of US military intervention in the fight against ISIS in Libya:

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Feb 20, 2015

Before We Reach an Oil-for-Food Moment in Libya

By Hafed Al-Ghwell

Almost four years to the day of the start of Libya’s civil war, February 17, 2011, the country remains in turmoil. The failure of Libya’s “transition” into some sort of stable democracy along with the ensuing civil war has not only qualified it as the worst in the Arab Spring so far, but also as […]

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