Libya still a threat, Obama says
WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 (UPI) -- More than three years after the end of Moammar Gadhafi's rule, Libyan still poses a threat to U.S. national interests, President Obama said.
Obama issued an executive order Thursday saying the situation in Libya "continues to pose an unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security and foreign policy of the United States."
U.S. military forces joined a NATO response in 2011 to protect civilians from forces loyal to the Gadhafi regime. A 2011 revolution led to civil war, which ended later the same year with Gadhafi's death.
Libya has struggled to maintain a level of national security since then because of violent internal rivalries. Despite the security situation, Obama said the U.S. government was working to wind down sanctions on Libya in response to the establishment of a democratically elected government.
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