Peoples Dispatch Mass demonstrations in Sudan have continued over the weekend, despite the signing of a power sharing deal by a section of the opposition and the military junta. On July 21, in the capital city of Khartoum, a public parade was held in defiance of the militiamen of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) who…
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Libyan National Army Confronts GNA Militias on Airport Road, in Triploli
The Address | Benghazi – Libya TRIPOLI – Military sources and eyewitnesses said the front lines of Tripoli Airport Road witnessed violent clashes between the Libyan National Army (LNA) forces and the militias allied with the Tripoli-based Government of National Accord (GNA). Witnesses said that strong sounds heard at the front line of the airport…
Turkey, Qatar and the Return of ISIS to Libya
The Address | Benghazi – Libya CAIRO – Are Turkey and Qatar openly backing terrorists in Libya? And if so, why has the international community remained silent over the issue? Why hasn’t it taken serious action to address the situation and resolve the Libyan crisis once and for all? As it stands, the Libyan National…
The Libyan National Army is 5 Kilometers from Martyrs Square in the Heart of Tripoli
The Address | Benghazi – Libya Brigadier Khaled al-Mahgoub, the spokesman for Tripoli’s operations room in the Libyan National Army, announced that their forces are within 5 kilometers of Martyrs Square in the heart of Tripoli. Al-Mahjoub confirmed in a press statement that “the battle to liberate Tripoli was nearing completion, adding that the armed…
Women, the First Victims of Conflict in Libya
The kidnapping of Seham Sergiwa, a member of Libya’s parliament last Wednesday, has raised the issue of the oppression of women in a country still facing a multidimensional crisis since 2011. Libya’s National Human Rights Commission called on the security services, the security directorate and the Benghazi prosecutor’s office to move quickly to reveal the…
The First Setbacks of the Muslim Brotherhood
Thierry Meyssan 11- The “Arab Spring” in Syria From February 4, 2011, the opening date of the Cairo meeting, the coordination of the “Arab Spring” in Syria was ensured by the Facebook Syrian Revolution 2011 account. The statement in itself was sufficient to understand that the operation would quickly overthrow the Syrian Arab Republic, as…
Prehistoric Amazons Inspire Modern Libyan Women
The symbolism of the ancient and powerful female warriors of antiquity, known as the Libyan Amazons, who predate their Greek and Asia Minor counterparts, are the contemporary inspiration for the Benghazi-based National Organization of the Amazons of Libya. In this exclusive feature on civil society organisations in Libya, Al Marsad speaks to its founder Khadija Bsekri…
The Egyptian Parliament Supports the Libyan House of Representatives
On the proposal of the Egyptian National Committee, 70 members of the Libyan House of Representatives travelled to Cairo and were received by their Egyptian counterparts. In a statement, they affirmed, – their commitment to the integrity and sovereignty of Libya; – the Libyan House of Representatives is the only democratically elected body; – their…
Why the Political Agreement in Sudan May End Up Preserving the Military’s Power
Peoples Dispatch On June 17, an agreement was signed between the military junta and certain sections of the civilian Declaration of Freedom and Change Forces (DFCF) in Sudan. This political declaration was however was rejected by key members of the DFCF, as well as armed rebels. Opposition forces have said that a government formed through…
Tripoli Awaits a Decisive Battle
The battle ahead will end a long-standing state of suffering and open the way to a political solution that would not have been under the rule of militias, the proliferation of weapons and the dominance of the slogans of exclusion promoted by political Islam and its instruments. All eyes are on the west of Libya…
Regional and International Consensus on Political Solution to Dismantle Extremist Groups in Libya
A number of members of the Libyan House of Representatives (Parliament) are preparing to visit Washington, D.C. as political and military events in Libya enter a new phase, characterized by accelerated developments, reflected in the visit of the UN envoy to Libya, Ghassan Salameh, to the United Arab Emirates and the United States, amid leaks…
Kuwait Clamps Down on the Muslim Brotherhood
Gamal Essam El-Din Kuwaiti news agency KUNA reported on Monday that the Kuwaiti government had handed a “terrorist cell” comprising eight Egyptians linked to the Muslim Brotherhood to Egyptian authorities on Sunday evening. The move prompted Egyptian MPs and political analysts to speculate that Kuwait was on the cusp of designating the Muslim Brotherhood as…
