UK Parliament Committee: Cameron’s Intervention in Libya Led to Daesh’s Rise
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A key British parliamentary committee has said former Prime Minister David Cameron's military intervention in Libya was misguided and helped spur the rise of the extremism there.
The House of Commons Foreign Affairs Committee said Wednesday the 2011 decision to intervene was based on "erroneous assumptions" and an "incomplete understanding" of the ramifications of removing Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi.
The disastrous results were "political and economic collapse", tribal warfare, the refugee crisis, widespread human rights abuses and the rise of Daesh [Arabic Acronym for the terrorist "ISIS"/ "ISIL" group] in North Africa, fuelled by weapons abandoned by the Gaddafi regime.
The Foreign Affairs Select Committee concludes: "Through his decision-making in the National Security Council, former Prime Minister David Cameron was ultimately responsible for the failure to develop a coherent Libya strategy."
The oil-rich North African country descended into chaos after the intervention and parts of it have become a bastion for Daesh extremists.
The parliamentary report criticizes Cameron for turning an operation designed to protect Libyan civilians in the port of Benghazi into a full-scale push for regime change.
Cameron stepped down as prime minister in July and resigned from Parliament this week.
Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team
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