Libya marked the second anniversary Wednesday of its "liberation" from loyalists of veteran dictator Moamer Kadhafi with no official celebrations as it struggles to heal the wounds of the conflict.
The post-Kadhafi authorities are still struggling to assert their writ over large swathes of the country.
Many rebel units which fought in the bloody NATO-backed revolt against Kadhafi's forces have refused to lay down their arms and now operate as more or less autonomous militias, sometimes in outright defiance of the government.
The government did issue a brief statement on Tuesday, congratulating the people on the "decisive day that ended tyranny and despotism."
On October 23, 2011, the victorious rebels declared the "liberation" of Libya from Kadhafi loyalists three days, after the once-feared dictator was captured and killed outside his home town Sirte in the final battle of the eight-month conflict.
The post-Kadhafi authorities are still struggling to assert their writ over large swathes of the country.
Many rebel units which fought in the bloody NATO-backed revolt against Kadhafi's forces have refused to lay down their arms and now operate as more or less autonomous militias, sometimes in outright defiance of the government.
The government did issue a brief statement on Tuesday, congratulating the people on the "decisive day that ended tyranny and despotism."
On October 23, 2011, the victorious rebels declared the "liberation" of Libya from Kadhafi loyalists three days, after the once-feared dictator was captured and killed outside his home town Sirte in the final battle of the eight-month conflict.
