Article
Frederic Wehrey, Charles H. Johnson
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In The Media
Obama Appears at Pentagon to Discuss Strategy for Countering ISIS
In Libya, the government and its network of loosely affiliated militias struggle to defeat the Islamic State while at the same time working to build a functioning Libyan state.
Published on Aug 4, 2016
Source: PBS' NewsHour
Speaking with NewsHour’s Gwen Ifill, Carnegie’s Frederic Wehrey discusses the battle to reclaim Sirte from the Islamic State.
About the Author
Frederic Wehrey
Senior Fellow, Middle East Program
Frederic Wehrey is a senior fellow in the Middle East Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, where his research focuses on governance, conflict, and security in Libya, North Africa, and the Persian Gulf.
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