Congress starts to question UN arms embargo on Libya - Al-Monitor: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012

Julian Pecquet

Julian Pecquet

Feb 24, 2015

A Libyan army vehicle patrols on a desert road between Libya and Algeria May 29, 2014. Libya's southwestern tip in the Sahara bordering Algeria and Niger has turned into an open door for illegal migrants from sub-Saharan countries heading for Europe, with the chaotic government in Tripoli appearing to have abandoned all control. The revolt that overthrew Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi three years ago emptied Libya's arsenals, flooded the region with guns and dismantled much of the state apparatus, giving wel — A Libyan army vehicle patrols on a desert road between Libya and Algeria, May 29, 2014. — REUTERS/Ahmed Jadallah

Fighters from the Fajr Libya (Libya Dawn) militia stand on a tank during clashes with forces loyal to Libya's internationally recognised government, southwest of Sabratha, in the vicinity the Wetia military air base some 87 kilometres west of the capital Tripoli, on April 28, 2015. AFP PHOTO / MAHMUD TURKIA (Photo credit should read MAHMUD TURKIA/AFP/Getty Images)

Libyan government wants arms embargo lifted

Mohamed Saied

The representative of the National Transitional Council, New Libyan Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates Aref Ali Nayed (L) speaks during a news conference next to Libyan Stabilization Minister Ahmed Jehani (R) at Libyan consulate, in Dubai August 21, 2011. REUTERS/Mosab Omar (UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST) - RTR2Q6H4

Islamic State covets Libya as global terror base, envoy warns

Julian Pecquet

Members of Libyan pro-government forces, backed by locals, walk with weapons during clashes in the streets with the Shura Council of Libyan Revolutionaries, an alliance of former anti-Gaddafi rebels who have joined forces with Islamist group Ansar al-Sharia, in Benghazi April 1, 2015. Picture taken April 1. REUTERS/Stringer - RTR4W1LK

Libya looks to Russia for arms

Mustafa Fetouri

Mustafa Fetouri

Russia's President Vladimir Putin (R) and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi (C) attend a welcoming ceremony upon Putin's arrival in Cairo February 10, 2015. REUTERS/Mikhail Klimentyev/RIA Novosti/Kremlin (EGYPT - Tags: POLITICS) ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. IT IS DISTRIBUTED, EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS - RTR4P0YO

Egypt acts as middleman for Russia-Libya arms deal

Ayah Aman

In Cairo, reporting on politics and culture