Libya: Establishing Regions This Easily Expands Regional Tendencies and Threatens State Unity

Saeed Wanis, head of the National Security Committee at the Higher Council of State, warned that the easy creation of new regions in Libya could fuel local rivalries and threaten the country’s unity. Speaking to the Fawasel platform, Wanis said this approach might encourage various social groups to demand the inclusion of municipalities into independent regions.

He cautioned that such a move could create a new reality that promotes regionalism at the expense of the unified national state….