Where Libya's revolution began, many now yearn for a strong hand

Theatrical presentation about the reality of Libyans who travel to Tunisia for treatment is staged at a theatre in Benghazi, Libya February 7, 2019. REUTERS/Esam Omran Al-Fetori

BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) - Sitting in his cafe near the spot where the protests against Muammar Gaddafi touched off the Libyan revolution eight years ago, Miftah Atluba is not sorry the dictator has gone.

Yet like many in Benghazi, who are tired after three years of street fighting that flattened whole districts, the 45-year-old thinks it's time to return to the old way of running things.