Haftar

The dominant family in Libya's east tried to take the capital by force in 2019 but were thwarted. Could a son's carefully planned succession soon lead to the same outcome?

Power-sharing between east and west should be possible, but negotiations get tricky when it comes to dividing revenues and remits. Will the two rival families agree to compromise?

While he never underwent any real military training, he has been crucial to his father's bloody power struggle. He is now being backed by a range of powers to be Libya's next leader.

The enormity of the destruction in Derna and the surrounding region is immense. In a city of 100,000, 15-20% of the population could be dead or missing.