North Africa’s Libya, more specifically its capital Tripoli, has made international headlines because of political violence as the country’s two leadership camps (one, the internationally recognised Presidency Council, the other, the Libyan National Army in the East) fight for dominance.

Libyans have no doubt seen it all before. Unfortunately, it must be an all too familiar story for those who have witnessed the scale of socio-political upheaval and global condemnation that epitomised rule under the Muammar Gaddafi regime.