And the east (Benghazi area) has the most ties to Al Qaeda and the most oil.
Sad but true.
From the Internet:
Al-Qaeda (/ælˈkaɪdə/ al-ky-də; Arabic: القاعدة al-qāʿidah, Arabic: [ælqɑːʕɪdɐ], translation: "The Base" and alternatively spelled al-Qaida and sometimes al-Qa'ida)
is a global militant Islamist organization founded by Osama bin Laden in Peshawar, Pakistan, at some point between August 1988 and late 1989, with its origins being traceable to the Soviet War in Afghanistan. It operates as a network comprising both a multinational, stateless army and a radical Sunni Muslim movement calling for global Jihad and a strict interpretation of sharia law. It has been designated as a terrorist organization by the United Nations Security Council, NATO, the European Union, the United Kingdom, the United States, India and various other countries (see below). Al-Qaeda has carried out many attacks on non-Sunni Muslims, non-Muslims, and other targets it considers kafir (unbelievers).
These monsters don't come out of a vacuum. There are always reasons why they erupt into our world.
Side note: My husband taught me to shoot. Our target was the face of this monster. I got pretty good with a sweet little Baretta, getting this monster in the beard almost all the time. :o)