It is unclear if splits among Jadhran supporters will make reaching some kind of compromise with the government more or less likely. Although an advocate of negotiation I think the government must keep all is options open as I have advocated with Haley Cook in an article in April 4ths Majalla and Sharq al-Awsat. Reuters wrote an important piece laying out the major clevages on the ground.
Libya has seen evidence of "good intentions" at indirect talks with eastern rebels which could lead to the lifting of their blockage of major oil ports within days, a government minister said on Thursday. But in an example of the chaos and shifting alliances typical of the OPEC producer, divisions in the rebel camp became apparent on Thursday when a senior member told Reuters he and seven others had quit the rebels' leadership team in a conflict with top leader Ibrahim Jathran....The resignations of the eight members of the rebels' so-called politburo on Thursday leaves leader Jathran with a deputy and a self-declared prime minister to finish talks. Other members quit earlier, accusing him of concentrating power....n another sign of growing turmoil, a hospital in Benghazi on Thursday called on Ansar Shariya, an Islamist militia labelled a terrorist organisation by Washington, to protect its premises while health workers went on strike to protest against a series of shootings inside clinics, staff said. Read more by clicking here.