Libya’s newly elected MPs have huge challenges ahead of them as the country slowly moves from the dictatorship it was under ousted leader Muammar Gaddafi to the democracy they would like it to become.
With no effective army to subdue the growing influence and rivalry of militias, the country is trapped in a cycle of battles risking civilian lives.
The capital, Tripoli, finds that it has become a battleground in recent weeks not for hearts and minds, but for power through the gun.
Some of those living in areas affected by the fighting in Tripoli are trying to move to safer districts, others are trapped at home and often share pictures on social media showing buildings battered by stray rockets or shrapnel and bullet marks.
Tripoli’s main airport, which is the centre of the latest conflict, resembles a scrap yard…
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