%0 Journal Article %T Analysis and background of the ˇ°Arab Springˇ± in Libya %A Elvin Aghayev %J European Researcher %D 2013 %I European Researcher %X The ˇ°Arab Springˇ± which first broke out in Tunisia and disseminated to many countries in the Arab world has become one of the most actual topics of the international political agenda in the recent years. The protests that began against the Gaddafi regime after the revolutions in Tunisia and Egypt led the opponents to unite under a single umbrella in a short time and form the main opposition in the country. The opponents which first came to the fore with civilian protest movements then continued their struggle against the government with armed attacks. In this article we are going to analyse the ˇ°Arab Springˇ± in Libya which broke out in February 2011 leaving its mark that year and investigate the positive and negative effects %K Libyan civil war %K Libyan revolution %K Libyan Arab Spring %K Gaddafi %K National Transitional Council %K Al-Qaeda %U http://www.erjournal.ru/pdf.html?n=1359799005.pdf