The Head of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Libyan Parliament, Yusuf al-Aqouri, said that the recent statements made by Fathi Bashagha, the Minister of Interior of the Government of the National Accord (GNA), calling on the United States to set up a military base are categorically rejected. In exclusive remarks to the Russian Sputnik…
Category: LIBYA
Before Resuming Dialogue in Geneva, the Libyan Parliament Demands the Dismantling of Militias
There is no place for armed groups operating outside the law in Tripoli The Libyan parliament has identified 12 requirements that must be met before continuing political dialogues. Terrorist groups, armed militias, and gangs controlling the capital must be dismantled and disarmed. The Libyan army should be tasked with cleansing the country of terrorist groups,…
Libya: Final Statement of the Tarhuna Conference
The closing statement of the General Forum of Sheikhs, notables and dignitaries of Libya, which was held in the city of Tarhuna, 88 km southeast of Tripoli, Thursday evening, stressed the non-acceptance of any results of dialogues outside Libya unless it was returned to the Libyans, calling on the international community to withdraw its recognition…
The Libyan Army Welcomes the Demands of the Tarhuna Conference
General Ahmed Al-Mesmari, spokesman for the Libyan National Army, announced on Friday afternoon that the armed forces welcomed the demands made by the sheikhs and notables of the Libyan tribes who met in Tarhouna in recent days. The spokesman said, in a speech broadcast live on TV, that the results of the Libyan National Army…
National Army Command: A Ceasefire in Libya is Conditional on the Withdrawal of Turkish Forces
The Libyan National Army Commander confirmed that the Al-Wefaq government suspended participation in Geneva because Al-Sarraj receives orders from Ankara and Doha. Libyan National Army commander, Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar, confirmed on Friday that he is ready for a ceasefire in Libya if certain conditions are met. He explained in an interview to the Russian…
The Libyan Army Suspends Armistice to Deter Turkish Escalation
The Libyan National Army, led by Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar, has cut off the political manoeuvres of the Prime Minister of Al-Wefaq Fayez al-Sarraj, who is “confused” and subject to the orders of militias and mercenaries who were brought in by the Turkish regime. The army’s suspension of the armistice comes after the Al-Wefaq government …
The First Round of 5 + 5 Aims to Extend the Libyan Crisis
Tripoli militias deepen the crisis The Geneva Military Dialogue Aims Primarily to Legitimize Warlords, by Luring the National Army into Surrendering its Current Positions Despite the relief expressed by the UN envoy to Libya, Ghassan Salameh, regarding the results of the meetings of the Joint Military Committee (5 + 5) that took place last week…
Local Militias: Turkey Deploys Extremists to Libya
Sam Magdy Syrian militants affiliated with groups such as al-Qaida and the Islamic State group are currently being sent by Turkey to fight on behalf of the Tripoli-based Government of National Accord (GNA) in Libya, according to two Libyan militia leaders and a Syrian war monitor. Turkey, which has long trained and funded opposition fighters…
Aref Nayed: Libya’s Vast Wealth is Going to Erdogan and to the Transnational Muslim Brotherhood
The Chairman of the Libya Institute for Advanced Studies (LIAS), Dr Aref Ali Nayed, during his official visit to Athens was interviewed by the Hellenic Parliament TV channel. In the interview he attacked Erdogan’s neo-Ottoman dreams and Turkey’s support for Islamist terrorism and using it as a weapon against other countries such as Libya. Dr…
African Union’s Brazzaville Summit Calls for a Pan-Libya Reconciliation Conference
The Eighth meeting of the African Union High-Level Committee on Libya concluded its sessions in Brazzaville today. African Heads of States gathered in Brazzaville agreed also to convene a conference on Libya with the parties to the conflict, delegations from neighbouring countries, as well as representatives from the United Nations, the League of Arab States,…
Syrian Mercenaries Lured to Fight for Turkey in Libya
The Address | Benghazi – Libya Adnan, a military leader in a Syrian opposition faction, presented himself at the Turkish border at Kilis on Jan. 10, accompanied by 30 of his men. They were transferred overnight to Gaziantep airport, where they boarded a Turkish commercial aircraft. “There were even stewards and meal trays,” said Adnan,…
Mesmari: UNSMIL and the International Community Must Take Concrete Measures Against Turkish-backed Mercenaries in Libya
The spokesperson of the Libyan National Army (LNA) General Command, General Ahmed Al-Mesmari affirmed that the Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s plan to send thousands of mercenaries to Libya is being implemented in broad daylight. Until today Turkey continues to deploy terrorists and mercenaries in Tripoli in support of the armed groups aligned with the…
