A man looks at the new housing project being built as part of the reconstruction and urban expansion plan at the Al-Salam neighborhood in Derna on May 17, 2026. Libya remains plagued by division and instability after years of unrest following the NATO-backed uprising that toppled longtime leader Muammar Gaddafi in 2011. Libya is still divided between the UN-recognised government in the west and its eastern rival in the east, backed by military commander Khalifa Haftar. (Photo by Abdullah DOMA / AFP via Getty Images)