ALI-CHABAN

"I was trained by rebels in Jadu and helped secure towns in Djebel Nefoussa (Northwest Libya). Since the end of the war I have been based in Tripoli. We evacuate and secure state buildings that were illegally occupied by people claiming to be rebels. My life is split between Tripoli and Zwara, one week at the barracks and another on leave with my family. I don't feel like a soldier, it'€™s not the career that I want. I was a revolutionary because I had no choice; I had an obligation to fight. I'€™ll stay at the barracks for as long as it takes to secure the town because the state still needs us, but I can't wait to get back to civilian life and carry on studying. Perhaps I'€™ll continue abroad, in America or the UK. Why not!"