Now that Gaddafi is gone we are free at last to probe for all our missing and to ask questions about numerous panes of Libyan modern history shrouded in mystery because of decades of gagging by the dictator. Since Gaddafi took power Libyans took part in at least 3 conflicts at his orders : Egypt 1977, Uganda 1978, Chad 1980-1987.
The information about how many died, disappeared and were wounded is non-existent, anything Libyans know is hearsay from survivors and a few deserters who made to CIA headquarters in the US. I bet the CIA knows more than us.
These 3 wars need to be recorded and thought in schools as they directly affected generations of Libyans psychologically and sociologically. The Chad war has especially affected family make up and prospects in Libya making a generation of Libyan females unable to find partners.
To add to these 3 conflicts Libyans have been missing in action in Iraq after the US invasion, in Lebanon during the civil war, in Afghanistan since the fight to oust the Russians and now in the Syrian insurgency against Bashar Assad.
There are thousands of Libyans missing for their activism of whatever form against the Gaddafi region as well.
Recently we have to account for the Libyans missing and dead during the 2011 conflict in Libya and post conflict violence.
I'm hoping this project can help, and I'm hoping someone will get on with writing our history before it is lost.
We deserve answers, we deserve to know where are our friends, family and loved ones. We had so much trauma and still have it and we deserve closure - we still don't have closure even after Gaddafi's death.
The information about how many died, disappeared and were wounded is non-existent, anything Libyans know is hearsay from survivors and a few deserters who made to CIA headquarters in the US. I bet the CIA knows more than us.
These 3 wars need to be recorded and thought in schools as they directly affected generations of Libyans psychologically and sociologically. The Chad war has especially affected family make up and prospects in Libya making a generation of Libyan females unable to find partners.
To add to these 3 conflicts Libyans have been missing in action in Iraq after the US invasion, in Lebanon during the civil war, in Afghanistan since the fight to oust the Russians and now in the Syrian insurgency against Bashar Assad.
There are thousands of Libyans missing for their activism of whatever form against the Gaddafi region as well.
Recently we have to account for the Libyans missing and dead during the 2011 conflict in Libya and post conflict violence.
I'm hoping this project can help, and I'm hoping someone will get on with writing our history before it is lost.
We deserve answers, we deserve to know where are our friends, family and loved ones. We had so much trauma and still have it and we deserve closure - we still don't have closure even after Gaddafi's death.
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Apparently there is a new documentary being film on this
http://tweepforum.ly/culture/new-documentary-to-recount-horrors-of-libya-chad-war/
A tad bit late, but i just read the blog post. Wishing you a happy, healthy and successful 2013.
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