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In-depth: General Khalifa Haftar is imposing a bloody siege on Derna with diplomatic and military support from the Emiratis, reports Austin Bodetti.
Analysis: Derna's reputation for extremism gave the Islamic State group its opportunity to establish in Libya, from where it has spread violence across the war-torn country, says George Joffe.
Analysis: Following the tragic dam collapse in Derna, concerns are growing over how Khalifa Haftar and his family, particularly his sons Saddam and Elseddik, are exploiting the crisis to strengthen their hold on eastern Libya.
In-depth: Khalifa Haftar's sons are using huge billion-dollar reconstruction projects with murky funding to entrench their power in eastern Libya.
Analysis: Haftar's visit to Moscow reflects Russia's bid for greater influence in the country, with the Libyan National Army leader leveraging the crisis in Derna to strengthen his grip on power.
In-depth: Libya's divided and dysfunctional political system bears part of the blame for the magnitude of loss in the catastrophic flooding.
The Islamic State group's spread into the Maghreb is more about the legitimacy bestowed upon decentralised groups by association with a global brand than the construction of a new global organisation.
In-depth: In Libya's south, the Tuareg, a Berber ethnic group, are using the conflict to build their sphere of influence, counteracting decades of social stigma and reasserting their national identity.
The persistent offensive by rogue warlord Haftar's forces is taking its heavy toll on Tripoli residents since the holy Muslim month of Ramadan began.
Endless fighting between militias, clashes between Salafists and Libyan National Army forces plus months of warfare between tribes, perpetuates a state of chaos in Libya, writes Jonathan Fenton-Harvey.