{"id":466925,"date":"2011-10-20T09:58:39","date_gmt":"2011-10-20T09:58:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mecouncil.org\/?p=466925"},"modified":"2022-09-21T06:46:26","modified_gmt":"2022-09-21T06:46:26","slug":"why-qaddafis-death-is-significant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mecouncil-afkar.fuegodigitalmedia.qa\/en\/why-qaddafis-death-is-significant\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Qaddafi\u2019s Death Is Significant"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The\u00a0<a class=\"js-external-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2011\/10\/21\/world\/africa\/libyan-fighters-say-qaddafi-stronghold-has-fallen.html\">death of Qaddafi<\/a> will have implications on many levels. Firstly in terms of operations, and the future efforts to rebuild Libya, it will mean an end of the major military campaign in the north of the country\u2014particularly after the fall of Sirte and Bani Walid. The morale of the remaining loyalists will likely crumble following the demise of their figurehead.<\/p>\n<p>We might, however, now see an insurgency in the south, especially around the area of Sabha. The fact that Saif al-Islam al-Qaddafi is still at large is of great significance. He has played an instrumental role in the loyalist campaign against the\u00a0Transitional National Council forces, and may now take on a leadership role for the remaining insurgents. That said, the death of Qaddafi the father will give an important boost to the reconstruction process in Libya, as the opportunity for further disruptions to that process will diminish.<\/p>\n<p>Also on the operational level, there will be important\u00a0<a class=\"js-external-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/2011\/10\/20\/us-libya-nato-strike-idUSTRE79J4VM20111020\">implications for NATO<\/a> and its involvement in the ongoing efforts to secure the country. The death of Qaddafi raises questions about the continued validity operations under UN Security Council resolution 1973 which was designed to ensure the \u201cprotection of civilians.\u201d It may soon be necessary to return to the UN for a new mandate.<\/p>\n<p>Perhaps the greatest significance of the killing of Qaddafi is on the psychological level. It will provide\u00a0<a class=\"js-external-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2011\/10\/21\/world\/africa\/libyan-fighters-say-qaddafi-stronghold-has-fallen.html\">closure<\/a> for the millions of Libyans who have suffered under his rule, allowing them to move on and contribute to the rebuilding of their country. Beyond Libya itself, it will provide inspiration to those who have risked so much in rising up against their rulers\u2014particularly in Syria and\u00a0<a class=\"js-external-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.businessweek.com\/news\/2011-10-20\/yemeni-protesters-take-to-streets-to-celebreate-qaddafi-s-death.html\">Yemen<\/a>\u2014showing that there is an end to the long road of revolution.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The\u00a0death of Qaddafi will have implications on many levels. Firstly in terms of operations, and the future efforts to rebuild Libya, it will mean an end of the major military campaign in the north of the country\u2014particularly after the fall of Sirte and Bani Walid. The morale of the remaining loyalists will likely crumble following&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/mecouncil-afkar.fuegodigitalmedia.qa\/en\/why-qaddafis-death-is-significant\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Why Qaddafi\u2019s Death Is Significant<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":466975,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"publication_archive_type":[297],"class_list":["post-466925","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","publication_archive_type-issue-brief","entry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mecouncil-afkar.fuegodigitalmedia.qa\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/466925","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mecouncil-afkar.fuegodigitalmedia.qa\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mecouncil-afkar.fuegodigitalmedia.qa\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mecouncil-afkar.fuegodigitalmedia.qa\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mecouncil-afkar.fuegodigitalmedia.qa\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=466925"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mecouncil-afkar.fuegodigitalmedia.qa\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/466925\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":466926,"href":"https:\/\/mecouncil-afkar.fuegodigitalmedia.qa\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/466925\/revisions\/466926"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mecouncil-afkar.fuegodigitalmedia.qa\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/466975"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mecouncil-afkar.fuegodigitalmedia.qa\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=466925"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mecouncil-afkar.fuegodigitalmedia.qa\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=466925"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mecouncil-afkar.fuegodigitalmedia.qa\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=466925"},{"taxonomy":"publication_archive_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mecouncil-afkar.fuegodigitalmedia.qa\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/publication_archive_type?post=466925"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}