The Libyan Army ranked 72nd in the “Global Fire Power” annual review, which provides an analytical presentation of data related to 140 military forces in the world. The United States ranked first, while the military of Bhutan ranked 140th.
The Libyan Army has surpassed 68 countries, including Qatar, Tunisia, Bahrain, Sudan, Jordan, Oman, Yemen and Lebanon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Chad, Zimbabwe, South Sudan, Cameroon, Zambia and Ghana. As well as European countries, such as Albania, Lithuania, Slovenia, Latvia,
In its classification, Global Fire Power depends on the numbers of active and available military forces by country, from highest to lowest, and geography.
The Libyan election commission (HNEC) failed to name a final list of candidates for the Presidential and Parliamentary elections in December. It told the Parliament that militias threatened to stop the electoral process, if a final list was announced.
On Monday, Stephanie Williams, the UN Secretary General’s Special Adviser on Libya (SASG) stated that she is pushing for elections to be held by June. This comes after the county missed a December deadline for its first ever Presidential elections.
In an interview with the Associated Press, Williams added that “it is very reasonable and possible” for the country’s 2.8 million voters to cast their ballots by June, in line with the UN-brokered roadmap.
The Libyan failure to hold the 24 December elections was a major blow to international efforts to end the decade-long chaos in the country.
The missed Libyan elections came after bitter disputes over the laws governing the electoral process. Outbreaks of fighting among armed factions and the presence of thousands of foreign mercenaries and troops also fed mistrust between rival parties.