The outcome of the war in Libya basically spread jihadis across the entirety of Northern Africa leading to a massive wave of conflict and destabilization
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Yuriy Akopov
It was already 'destabilised' alright at the time to be honest. Plus, the death toll in Libya where in a similar scenario the local dictator got toppled quickly ended up being 40 times lower.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insurgency_in_the_Maghreb_(2002%E2%80%93present)