UNITED NATIONS ¨C Libya warned the U.N. Security Council on Wednesday that the chaotic North African state could descend into full-scale civil war if heavily armed warring factions are not disarmed.
The 15-nation council met to discuss Libya days after its parliament, which was replaced in an election in June, reconvened and chose an Islamist-backed deputy as the new prime minister. That left the country with two rival leaders and assemblies, each backed by armed factions.
¡°The situation in Libya is complicated,¡± Libya¡¯s United Nations ambassador, Ibrahim Dabbashi, told the council. ¡°Yet the situation since the 13th of July has become even more complicated and the situation might unravel into a full-blown civil war if we¡¯re not very careful and wise in our actions.¡±
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