Libyan foreign minister, on Tuesday, said Libya may become the next Syria if it does not patch its divided government and get help battling militants. "If we don't do the right thing now, in two years' time we could have - hopefully not - a repeat of what happened in Syria in 2014 because the international community didn't react adequately," Foreign Minister Mohamed Dayri said. Dayri represents the internationally recognized government in eastern Libya, which is locked in an increasingly violent struggle for power with a rival faction, known as Libya Dawn that seized control in the capital of Tripoli in August. Dayri repeated his government believes that forces attacking the oil facilities included elements of Ansar al-Sharia. Asked whether he was worried that Libya was not high on the list of U.S. President Barack Obama's priorities, the foreign minister said, "I do worry about that." He said he spoke to a United Nations session in New York on Friday and met with officials in Washington to "draw the international community's attention to the rising threats of international terrorism in Libya and the need to fight it." Dayri said the eastern-based government of Prime Minister Abdullah al-Thani faces what he called "a serious financial crunch, funding crunch" and may seek international loans. "We can get loans, and this is what we may be seeking to achieve in the coming days and weeks," Dayri said, adding that he held discussions at the World Bank and International Monetary Fund on Monday night. Dayri said his government remains committed to the peace talks, adding: "It goes without saying that the process will be difficult." Libya is on the brink of collapse and becoming a failed state as the security situation has severely deteriorated due to ongoing deadly clashes between rival militias that threaten to tear the country apart. In the vacuum of Libya's political chaos, major armed militia groups have tried to seize control of vast areas.Benghazi and Tripoli have suffered from the escalating violence over the last two weeks due to increasing clashes between rogue brigades fighting for control of Tripoli International Airport, which led to an all-out battle for control of the entire capital. The two main armed militias, Zintanis and Misratans, have been fighting to seize control of key installations, especially the international airport. The airport, which has been controlled by Zintani brigades, is of crucial importance because it enables militia groups to easily access the center of Tripoli, which means greater control over the capital city. During the heavy fighting around the airport, hundreds of people were reportedly killed and wounded. As the country has been descending into political chaos, many Western countries' foreign missions have announced the closure of their embassies and urged their citizens to immediately leave Libya. Libya has suffered from a chronic absence of security as various actors have emerged. The powerlessness of the central government has led many people to take up arms against the government. State security forces have also failed to protect the government, leaving the country unprotected and open to heavy clashes between rival militias trying to gain authority over the government and the country. Peace and political stability seems far off as no rival militias have been strong enough to put an end to the ongoing war. Among the major militia groups, Ansar al-Sharia is a Salafist militia, formed by Mohamed al-Zahawi, who fought in Afghanistan for years, emerged in June 2012. They demand the establishment of a state ruled by Sharia in the eastern city of Benghazi. The have been fighting with Libyan army brigades and forces loyal to Haftar for months.The Libyan National Army, led by General Haftar, which rejects the authority of the central government, is seen as a major force against some militias. After long fading from the political scene, Haftar came back as a powerful nemesis of the incumbent government, which accuses Haftar of attempting a coup to overthrow the government. The militias loyal to him started an offensive against Ansar al-Sharia in Benghazi to gain control of the eastern city.The central government, in a state of continued turmoil, has long been at the mercy of militias that hope to integrate and build a national army against the interim government. After Moammar Gadhafi's ouster, the army has disintegrated, and the central government has gradually lost its power without having much effect on the ongoing violent clashes between armed forces loyal to Haftar and militia groups that serve as part of Libya's regular army in the eastern city of Benghazi. As many militant groups have taken up arms against the fragile central government, the government has decided to hold an early election in June to replace the interim government through democratic methods. However, the problem is that there are no-well established political groups to play a role in holding democratic elections amid the rising unrest.