Libya: Multiple Factions (East vs West)

To me, Libya is divided into two main factions: in the east you have the Libyan National Army (LNA), which is ruled by Khalifa Haftar who has the support of Egypt. To the west, in Tripoli, you have the U.N. backed government, known as the Government of National Accord (GNA). Then you have a bunch of factions such as ISIS and loyalists to Gaddafi scattered across the country.


The East:

Per the Reuters (actually, all the links will be to Reuters articles), the last ISIS fighters were thrown out of Benghazi via the LNA. It is probably speculative to assume this is permanent.

And Egypt recently took out militants that were on their western border (eastern border of Libya). This isn't some small irritant. Per the article:

Egypt’s security forces are battling a stubborn Islamic State insurgency in the northern Sinai region, where militants have killed hundreds of police and troops since 2014 when attacks there started to increase.

The West:

There are clashes between GNA forces and other militants. And civilians in cities like Sirte are constantly worried about being attacked by ISIS forces (though not so much worried about ISIS gaining control of the city). Sirte is in an uncomfortable position. The city is on the edges of territories claimed by both the LNA and GNA. Then you also have ISIS forces hiding out on the outskirts of the city.

The United Nations has been working in Libya since September to broker peace terms. Yet the town of Bani Walid isn't impressed. This part of Libya backed Gaddafi. Though per Google, the population of this town is only around 85,000, the Warfalla tribe, which resides in Bani Walid, accounts for "1.5 million out of six million Libyans, according to the elders council." The article states the there are growing signs of support for the Gaddafi family. So perhaps the Warfalla tribe should be considered another significant faction alongside the LNA and GNA.