Article 5H26G ‘War weary’ Libya reflects 10 years on from Gaddafi and Arab spring

‘War weary’ Libya reflects 10 years on from Gaddafi and Arab spring

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Peter Beaumont
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Overshadowed by Syria, the lessons of Libya from the past decade have barely been cross examined

The last days of Libya's Colonel Muammar Gaddafi 10 years ago conjure up competing images of defiance, defeat and death.

In March 2011, in one of his last public appearances and with rebellion against his regime gathering around him, the soon-to-be-deposed leader arrived at the People's Congress in Tripoli riding an electric golf cart.

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