1、CRS InsightsResponding to Libyas Political and Security Crises: Policy Choices for the United StatesChristopher M. Blanchard, Specialist in Middle Eastern Affairs (cblanchardcrs.loc.gov, 7-0428)July 28, 2014 (IN10118)Deepening conflict and political tension in Libya are threatening civilians and may
2、 drag the country offthe path of transition and toward civil war. (Read the CRS background report here.) Intense clashesnear Tripoli between militias have closed the capitals international airport and further strained relationsamong political factions. On July 26, the State Department suspended oper
3、ations at the U.S. Embassy(located near the Tripoli airport) and evacuated personnel under U.S. military escort. Fighting alsocontinues around Benghazi between armed Islamist groups and forces allied with an anti-Islamistformer military commander, Khalifa Haftar.The fragmentation of political and mi
4、litary power in Libya since the end of the 2011 anti-Qadhaficonflict and the absence of capable state institutions compound the difficulty of restoring order. In lateJuly 2014, Libyas acting cabinet issued a vague call for international assistance, but some Libyanlegislators responded by rejecting t
