Mohammad Ali al-Zahawi

Libya’s road to democracy fraught with disagreement, pitfalls

As Libya hunts for the people responsible for the attack on the U.S. Embassy last week, which killed Ambassador Chris Stevens, the country is picking carefully down the road to democracy. But violent outbursts like last week’s attack, coupled with disagreement among some Libyans themselves, complicate efforts to get the country moving again.

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