It is not just in Libya that ordinary citizens are tiring of the misery they have to endure at the hands of Islamist extremists, writes Con Coughlin
It might not be the subtlest way to end the chaos afflicting Libya. But the offensive being orchestrated by General Khalifa Haftar, the head of the self-styled Libyan National Army, to capture the country’s capital Tripoli might still offer the best chance of ending the political deadlock that has existed since the overthrow of Colonel Muammar Gaddafi in 2011.
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