In an article published with The New Arab on 16 July, Austin Bodetti identifies that a conflict has developed in Southern Libya, in the desertic parts of the country inhabited by ethnic groups such as the Tebu and Tuareg. For Bodetti, the rising tensions in the desertic areas of Southern Libya results from the ongoing competition between the Government of National Accord (GNA) and the Libyan National Army (LNA) for the allegiance of the ethnic groups living in these areas.Click here to read the article.