Are Libyans happier after killing their leader Gaddafi?

Despite the Libyan factional governments’s efforts to bring security under control, many of the groups are holding on to their weapons as a means of influence and prestige or for financial gain. When Gaddafi died, people expected a more transparent government that would communicate with them and let them know its plans for the future of the country. read more

The fall of the last remaining cities under pro-Gaddafi control and Sirte's capture on 20 October 2011, followed by the subsequent killing of Gaddafi, marked the end of the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya. The name of Libya was changed several times during Gaddafi's tenure as the leader. read more

Muammar Gaddafi, the deposed leader of Libya, was captured and killed on 20 October 2011 during the Battle of Sirte. Gaddafi was found hiding in a culvert west of Sirte and captured by National Transitional Council forces. read more