War in Libya

There are reports that Khalifa Hafta’s forces were involved in the heavy shelling of a district in Tripoli, Libya recently. Hafta formerly fought with Colonel Gadaffi. Oil was discovered in Libya in 1959 according to reports. King Idris of Libya had entered into an allegiance with the British who is thought to have represented their interests during negotiations with Italians concerning Cyrenacia which may have become part of Libya as a result, and other states.
Muammar Gadaffi became leader of Libya following a reportedly bloodless military coup. The Libyan Arab Republic was established with the motto freedom, socialism and unity. The new regime was anti-colonialism and as such was criticised.
Deteriorating relations with the west culminated in the 1986 US bombing of Libya. An as called government of national accord was established in 2015 which is now the authority in Libya and is known to be a u.n. initiative. This has led to warring factions. The as called first Libyan civil war resulted in the death of Colonel Gadaffi. The current crisis being termed the second Libyan civil war. Factions loyal to Colonel Gadaffi are fighting for control of Libya’s oil.