Obama: Aftermath of Libya my worst mistake in office

A failure to adequately plan for the aid and governing of Libya after the US-led Nato attacks in 2011 “probably” was his biggest error in office, President Barack Obama has said.

Asked about the “worst mistake” of his soon-to-end White House years, Mr Obama listed the aftermath of the ouster and death of Muammar Gaddafi, even as he defended the intervention.

He added that intervening in Libya “was the right thing to do”.