The north African country - and former Italian colony - is undergoing a crisis after General Khalifa Haftar, leader of a parallel government in the eastern city of Tobruk, launched an offensive to seize the city of Tripoli, home of a unity government led by Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj. The offensive has so far displaced at least 4,500 residents , and left more than hundred people dead. Libya has been split between two capitals since the France-led NATO intervention in 2011 that led to the death of long-time leader Muammar Gaddafi.