https://www.mideastdiscourse.com/2021/06/01/libya-is-fertile-ground-for… Steven Sahiounie, journalist and political commentator The relative settlement between the Government of National Accord (GNA) and the Libyan National Army (LNA) of Khalifa Haftar and subsequent cessation of hostilities in Libya could have been seen as a positive sign for a long-term truce in the country. However, experts are now raising an alarm […]
The Duran’s Alex Christoforou and Editor-in-Chief Alexander Mercouris discuss Egypt’s Sisi securing parliamentary approval for grounds troop intervention into Libya, as the proxy war between Egypt and Turkey moves towards direct conflict between the two nations.
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Khalifa Haftar is a 76 year old Libyan-American who is trying to seize control of Libya. Haftar leads the Libyan National Army (LNA). He is battling against the Government of National Accord (GNA). The GNA is recognised by the rightful government of Libya by almost every government. It holds the UN seat for Libya. Under international law the GNA has legitimacy. Those who rebel against a lawful government are usually judged harshly.
The GNA controls not even all of Tripolitania. Cyrenaica and the Fezzan are in LNA hands.
The Duran’s Alex Christoforou and Editor-in-Chief Alexander Mercouris discuss the unfolding conflict in Libya which has taken a turn towards Turkey’s favor as Erdogan’s intervention in the conflict has now pushed Egypt to search for a diplomatic, power-sharing, solution to the brutal civil war.
The Duran’s Alex Christoforou and Editor-in-Chief Alexander Mercouris discuss the ongoing conflict in Libya, as Turkish intervention has turned the tide and stopped Haftar’s forces from advancing towards Tripoli.
The Duran’s Alex Christoforou and Editor-in-Chief Alexander Mercouris discuss the push to broker a final peace in Libya during the Berlin Conference.
The conference in Berlin of 11 countries was aimed at bringing an end to the fighting between the UN-recognized government in Tripoli led by the prime minister, Fayez al-Sarraj, and the Libyan National Army in the country’s east led by Gen Khalifa Haftar.
