Sunday, 20 December, 2020 - 07:15 The mayor of Tawergha says the "absence of a (central) government" has delayed promises by authorities to disburse compensation to residents to rebuild their lives | AFP Asharq Al-Awsat When Libyan dictator Moamer Kadhafi was toppled, people took revenge on those they saw as his supporters -- including the entire town of Tawergha, whose 40,000 residents were forced to flee. Now, almost a decade after militia forces rampaged through the town, torching homes, destroying buildings, and leaving farms in ruins, the people of Tawergha are coming home. Around a third of the original population of the town have returned -- among them is Abdelghani Omar, who has opened a barbershop.