| − | '''Libya''' (Arabic: ليبيا) is a country in northern [[Africa]]. The country is officially a [[Democracy]], has been described as a [[Socialism|Socialist state]], and is in practice a Military Junta. The country borders the [[Mediterranean Sea]] to the north, [[Egypt]] to the east, [[Sudan]] to the southeast, [[Chad]] and [[Niger]] to the south, [[Algeria]] to the west, and [[Tunisia]] to the northwest. The country, led by [[Muammar al-Gaddafi]] since 1969, had gone through a revolution in 2011, resulting in the overthrow and death of Gaddafi. | + | '''Libya''' (Arabic: ليبيا) is a country in northern [[Africa]] that was taken over, at the encouragement of President [[Obama]], by militant [[Muslims]] in 2011. The revolutionaries murdered [[Muammar al-Gaddafi]], who had ruled teh nation since 1969. Geographically, Libya borders the [[Mediterranean Sea]] to the north, [[Egypt]] to the east, [[Sudan]] to the southeast, [[Chad]] and [[Niger]] to the south, [[Algeria]] to the west, and [[Tunisia]] to the northwest. In September 2012, the [[Obama Administration]] ignored security warnings and refused to protect the [[American]] embassy there, resulting in the [[Benghazi Attack]] and the murder of the American ambassador. |