Libyan Airbases
Libya (Arabic: ليبيا Lībiyā, Berber: Libya) is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. Bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Libya faces Egypt to the east, Sudan to the south east, Chad and Niger to the south, and Algeria and Tunisia to the west.
As a result of the 2011 Libyan uprising, there are currently two entities claiming to be the official government of Libya. The regime of Muammar Gaddafi, which refers to the country as the Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya (Arabic: الجماهيرية العربية الليبية الشعبية الاشتراكية العظمى al-Ǧamāhīriyyah al-ʿArabiyyah al-Lībiyyah aš-Šaʿbiyyah al-Ištirākiyyah al-ʿUẓmā) controls Tripoli and several other cities in the western half of the country. The anti-Gaddafi National Transitional Council, led by Mustafa Muhammad Abd-al-Jalil, is based in Benghazi and controls the eastern half of the country and several cities in the western half. France and Portugal have officially recognized the Council as the government of Libya. - wikipedia |
