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/* Libya post-Gaddafi */
Rebel fighters with support from NATO airstrikes, overtook the capital of Tripoli and toppled the government of Libya causing Gaddafi to flee into hiding. This victory finally peaked the interests of the liberal media, who remained silent, even as the President violated the War Powers Act.
As of September 2011, a single enclave of government/tribal resistance remains in Gaddafi's hometown of Sirt and is surrounded by rebels. The rebels have been recognized by the U.S. and the U.N. as the legitimate government. It remains to be seen how much of the billions of dollars held in foreign banks by the former regime will be released to the new government. It will be a year or longer before Libya can resume full capacity exporting oil shipmentsat its pre-war capacity.
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