Azerbaijan, Baku, Aug. 23 /Trend, A.Tagiyeva/
After the fall of Gaddafi's regime in Libya, the power will shift to the hands of people, but the control over the situation in the country will remain in the hands of the West for a long time, Arabian analyst Mahmoud Haydar said.
"All that the West aspires to, achieving the fall of Gaddafi's regime is to establish control over Libya and its natural wealth firstly, which it will achieve after the fall of the current regime," Haydar told Trend.
According to the expert, unlike Egypt and Tunisia, where similar events have already occurred, Libya is of more interest for the West as a country rich in natural resources.
"Using the fact that Libya is passing a transitional period, the West will easily be able to establish control in the country under the pretext of security," said Haydar.
Yesterday, the Libyan rebels said they gained control over almost whole Tripoli. The rebels launched an attack on Tripoli both from the west and from the east, part of their forces arrived by sea. Al Jazeera and Al Arabiya televisions reported that the presidential guard of Gaddafi was capitulated in Tripoli.
The head of the National Transitional Council Mustafa Abdel Jalil announced the capture of Gaddafi's son by rebels. Earlier, news agencies reported the arrest of Muammar Gaddafi's three sons, but then it turned out that these reports are untrue. Muammar Gaddafi's place is still unknown.
The expert also said that another danger in the way of democratization of Libya is the risk of split in the country because Libya is a country where there are tribal division and discord.
"The murder of general Abdel Fattah Younis, one of the opposition representatives, by other opposition members shows that the Libyan opposition is not united and does not act together," said Haydar.
On the night of July 29, a group of armed men killed the commander of the Libyan rebels Abdel Fattah Younis.
Before Younis joined the rebels, he was interior minister of Gaddafi and the first high-ranking Libyan official who urged the army to side with the people by joining rebels in Benghazi.
According to Haydar, the actions against Gaddafi's regime were a unifying point for the Libyan opposition. After the fall of the regime, a struggle can begin for power in which Libya may split into several regions or provinces controlled by different forces, he said.
"Because of the huge number of arms supplied to Libya to fight against the regime of Gaddafi, there is a danger that different groups can be get armed and use the period of the weakening of the country to achieve their goals. To prevent this, it is necessary to increase security in the country to higher level," he said.
Mass demonstrations urging resignation of Gaddafi, who has been ruling the country for more than 40 years, began in Libya in mid February and later on grew into armed confrontation between government forces and rebels. International organizations claim thousands of victims, but Libyan Government denies such reports. On March 17, the UN Security Council adopted a resolution envisioning no-fly zone over Libya and opening the opportunity of foreign military intervention with the North African country. The operation began on March 19. On March 31, the NATO Commandment took over the United Defender campaign.