AP Explains: What next after the downfall of IS in Sirte?
BENGHAZI, Libya — The Islamic State group this week lost the city of Sirte, its only foothold in Libya, essentially ending its ambition to expand its self-styled “caliphate” into the North African nation, at least for now.
But that victory only opens the door for Libya’s multiple armed factions to turn on each other in a new showdown. It could be over control of oil, the North African nation’s only real source of revenue.