The position of the Kuwaiti newspaper Al-Qabas on the security repercussions of the fall of the Libyan regime 2011 – 2012
Abstract
Al-Qabas newspaper followed the events that Libya witnessed in 2011, which led to the fall of Muammar Gaddafis regime. After the collapse of the regime, the same newspaper continued its media coverage, during which it monitored the serious repercussions that Libya faced, especially the security challenge, as the security factor continues to occupy an influential position in the ability or inability to The new Libyan government is determined to stabilize itself in light of the new reality, because security stability is the basis on which the state-building process is based at all levels, and the security challenge is represented by the chaos of armed groups and militias that refrained from laying down their arms and joining the ranks of the regular security services, where issues of influence and money played a role. played a major role in not obeying the Libyan authorities and military decisions, as many armed groups still operate far from the central military leadership that . The collapse of security institutions, the spread of armaments in Libyan society, and the looting of weapons stores have presented an opportunity for the spread of weapons on a large scale, as most of Gaddafis weapons stocks were left loose during the war, which allowed easy access to all Libyan circles. The fall of Gaddafis regime also led to the emergence of a crisis. Related to the issue of controlling the Libyan borders and restoring control over loose weapons that cross the borders due to the growth of smuggling networks, in addition to the spread of revenge and revenge operations among armed groups, as well as between tribes. After the overthrow of the previous regime, tribal differences appeared between the East, West and South, and if we take into account that Libya contains There are approximately 120 tribes, which makes the possibility of bloody conflicts between them easy .