The media is playing catch-up on the terminology that they’re using to describe the strife in Libya.
Since there are clearly defined lines of battle, and two sides are vying for control of the government, all the conditions exist for the term “civil war” to apply. A Twitter user by the name of Iyad El-Baghdadi has put together these maps of the current military situation in Libya.
Judging from the reports coming out of Libya, Qaddafi is using mercenaries, government troops, heavy artillery and other heavy weapons to attack towns held by the National Transitional Council. Libyan Army units have defected to the rebels and are fighting Qaddaffi’s mercenaries and troops loyal to him.
Sounds like a civil war to me.
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