Daily Monitor Monday March 15 2021 Libya's new interim Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibah speaks after being sworn in on March 15, 2021 in the eastern coastal city of Tobruk where Libya's new interim prime minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibah is to be sworn in to lead the war-torn country's transition to elections in December, after years of chaos and division. PHOTO/AFP. Summary The North African nation descended into conflict after dictator Moamer Gadhafi was toppled and killed in a NATO-backed uprising in 2011, resulting in multiple forces vying for power. More than 1,000 kilometres (630 miles) from the capital Tripoli in the west, Tobruk has been the seat of Libya's elected parliament since 2014.