This map, made by Middle East mapper Thomas van Linge, will help you get a sense of what's going on in Libya's chaotic civil war.Some explanation of the color codes and the situation at Vox.
Posted for reference for when events there return to front-page news. *sigh*
Addendum: See also The Emirate of Cyrenaica, which includes this historical map:
(discussed at the link)
A half year before Gaddafi's passing I wrote a post (the Emirate of Cyrenaica) about the divisions in Libya, and I noted that it looked more like a civil war to me. Sadly it is still going on.
ReplyDeleteExcellent, Rob! I've added a link to your post (and harvested one of the maps.)
Deleteinteresting how the historical map matches the present day situation.
ReplyDeleteI-)