Gen. Khalifa Hifter’s attempt to mobilize an army against the Islamic State (IS) in Libya might not yield tangible results, as this army is made up of civilian volunteers with little fighting experience.
Libya’s Tobruk-based parliament, known as the Council of Representatives, and its internationally recognized government have been calling on the United Nations to lift the arms embargo imposed on Libya by UN Security Council Resolution 1970 in February 2011.