Libya's Power Vacuum Draws ISIS Closer to Europe
To the Point
KCRW
4.4 • 583 Ratings
🗓️ 19 February 2015
⏱️ 52 minutes
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Since the fall of Moammar Gadhafi, Libya has descended into chaos—with two rival governments vying for control. Now a faction of the Islamic State has moved into the vacuum of power. Would another international intervention make things better or worse?
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| 0:34.9 | Fertile ground for ISIS in Libya. |
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| 0:45.6 | a daily look at the issues Americans care about most. Last weekend, a faction of the |
| 0:49.8 | Islamic State beheaded a dozen Christians in Libya, and the eyes of the world turned back to a nation in chaos. |
| 0:56.3 | Two rival governments are battling for power, and the UN is trying to get them together. |
| 1:00.6 | The ISIS group might or might not provide a common enemy. |
| 1:04.0 | In 2011, Europe helped end Muammar Gaddafi's brutal dictatorship in Libya, as the U.S. famously led from behind. With the Islamic |
| 1:12.5 | state now on Europe's doorstep, will the West intervene again? Today's talking point, |
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| 1:57.4 | Muammar Gaddafi, Libya has descended into chaos with two rival governments |
| 2:02.2 | vying for control. Now a faction of the Islamic State has moved into the vacuum of power. Would |
| 2:07.8 | another international intervention make things better or worse? Today's talking point, complete |
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