bani walid libya elders powerful tribe defend regime former leader muammar gaddafi message unite nations try broke peace libya talk us fail u.n. launch new round negotiations september unite country splinter along political ideological tribal line 2011 nato-backed uprise unseat gaddafi western officials hope talk pave way elections next year produce function government could curb militant activity tackle migrant smuggle stabilize oil-rich nation rapidly deteriorate economy conversations rob elders warfalla tribe meet hall former gaddafi stronghold bani walid show difficult locate 145km 90 miles southeast tripoli isolate hilltop town accept fall gaddafi 2011 hold rebel two months long capital dialogue ... u.n. never contact us say muftah eftais leader council elders win losers 2011 revolution key stabilize north african country warfalla account 1.5 million six million libyans accord elders council represent regions u.n. want solution libya need talk us tribes say eftais draw word support assemble tribesmen u.n. libya office say envoy ghassan salame meet group libyan notables include warfalla representative bani walid late october members u.n. mission touch town officials political human right humanitarian economic matter least two warfalla delegate also take part late talk tunis u.n. official say eftais say elders feel represent highlight libya multi-layered divisions bani walid residents express loyalty old regime much openly reuters visit town 2014. main square gaddafi-era green flag hoist next picture martyr kill 2011 violence subsequent fight elders govern bani walid control arm force absence national authority army ask life good gaddafi several exclaim paradise cut tripoli say town suffer even others late public salary payments leave people across country struggle get say arbitrary detentions support gaddafi none us 60 elders tripoli since 2011 fear get arrest eftais say two elders die ambush unidentified gun men way home peace talk town west bani walid say claim isolation discrimination exaggerate problem bani walid side gaddafi gaddafi lose live say abdulrahman swehli head tripoli high state council rival town misrata economic trouble deepen libya since 2014 battle capital lead rival parliaments governments set tripoli east 2015 agreement seek unite two camp instead create third u.n.-selected government lead prime minister fayez seraj struggle make impact fail win approval military commander khalifa haftar dominant figure eastern libya new u.n. talk hold tunis suspend last month neither side could agree role haftar play say presidential ambition divisive figure bani walid elders say support either camp neither seraj haftar since 2011 people ... gnc parliament government play musical chair say eftais elders want talk take place libya supervision libyans negotiations rival parliaments u.n. say plan national conference would gather hundreds representatives across libya make deal inclusive possible bridge deep communal rifts bani walid enmity misrata wealthy port city 125 km northeast show deep divisions run historical hostility two communities fight early 20th century reignite misrata shell weeks gaddafi force 2011. follow year bani walid attack fighters misrata towns daub slogans wall still see today 2014 misratans become dominant force tripoli main source military opposition haftar misratan islamist-leaning arm group sideline haftar manage consolidate power east help tribal ally foreign backers include egypt unite arab emirates towns forge alliances gaddafi 42-year rule many bani walid nostalgic state employees often unpaid school hospitals run citizens catch intermittent conflict several residents say would vote late gaddafi prominent son saif al-islam make last stand bani walid disappear desert whereabouts clear life 100 time good old system security salary health care say mohamed hussein 40-year old search cousin iron ruin hotel try sell iron maybe 10 dinars 1.2 black market salaries come hotel rebuild drop oil revenues due arm group blockade leave little spare cash one rich countries middle east hilltop tribe 's bitterness challenge libya peace effort