US actions are freezing rather than resolving the country’s divisions The political rift and dual power structure in Libya that emerged after the 2014 House of Representatives (HoR) elections persists to this day, despite numerous attempts to unify the country. During this period, Libya lived through its second civil war; although the war ended with a ceasefire in October 2020, two competing centers of power remained: one based in Tripoli, in the west of the country, and the other in Benghazi,