This article discusses the potential for a peaceful take over of Qaddafi Loyalist city of Surt. Currently, the rebels are working with tribal leaders in the area with hopes of capturing the city peacefully. This strategy will be effective in that A: peacefully capturing a city is always better than having to fight for it. B: It shows the beginning of stability operations. Working with the people, specifically the tribal elders will start the beginnings of rebel and Libyan civilian cooperation making future stability operations easier. However, the downfall to this strategy is that it may make the loyalists believe that they are trying to peacefully take over the city because the rebel forces are weak, especially after the conflict at Tripoli. However, increasing NATO support and new support from countries such as Russia will hopefully pressure the loyalists even more. Depending on what happens over the next week with Surt, the rebels may be able to effectively take out Qaddafi's government committee's, but Qaddafi's call for insurgency type operations could prolong the conflict in Libya.
Alexander Chorak
POLS 184
PROF: Brandon Valeriano
TA: John Van Benthysen 0900 - 0950
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