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"Why Picking Sides in Libya won't work". Foreign Policy. 6 March 2015. Archived from the original on 25 February 2017. Retrieved 8 March 2017. "One is the internationally recognized government based in the eastern city of Tobruk and its military wing, Operation Dignity, led by General Khalifa Haftar. The other is the Tripoli government installed by the Libya Dawn coalition, which combines Islamist militias with armed groups from the city of Misrata. The Islamic State has recently established itself as a third force"
"Libya's Legitimacy Crisis". Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. 20 August 2014. Archived from the original on 28 January 2015. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
"Why Picking Sides in Libya won't work". Foreign Policy. 6 March 2015. Archived from the original on 25 February 2017. Retrieved 8 March 2017. "One is the internationally recognized government based in the eastern city of Tobruk and its military wing, Operation Dignity, led by General Khalifa Haftar. The other is the Tripoli government installed by the Libya Dawn coalition, which combines Islamist militias with armed groups from the city of Misrata. The Islamic State has recently established itself as a third force"