Steven Sahiounie, journalist and political commentator William Burns, CIA director, arrived in Libya on January 12 and met with Libyan Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibe in Tripoli, and others. The meeting marked the highest-ranked US official to visit Libya since President Joe Biden took office. Dbeibe’s government began in February 2021 and was tasked […]
From Ochelli.com Pearse and JP have been absent from the show recently. Tonight we get both of them on a Tuesday broadcast. With one eye on the strangeness of New York and the other on global concerns, Porkins and Chuck discuss the state of many states. May the Fourth be with you. JP explained his […]
Steven Sahiounie, journalist and political commentator The Acting Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Libya, Stephanie Williams, continues attempts to actively influence the events in Libya. On November 15, Williams announced the end of the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum (LPDF) in Tunisia. According to Williams, the work of the forum was a success. However, […]
Steven Sahiounie, journalist and political commentator The Libyan Political Dialogue Forum (LPDF), organized by the UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) and led by Stephanie Williams, former US Charge d’Affaires in Libya, opened in Tunis on November 9. At stake are Libya’s future, the holding of elections, and the composition of the transitional authorities that will […]
It’s often said that the EU plays no role whatsoever in the conflict in Libya and takes no side. And given that Italy, being the odd man in Europe, supports the incumbent government and its ragtag coalition of soldiers and militias it employs fighting under the so-called GNA – whereas most EU countries are more aligned to General Haftar (supported by Russia, Egypt, UAE and Saudi Arabia), it’s easy to see how the EU can’t take a single position.
Libya’s long-running civil war has taken a new turn in recent weeks after the Turkish-backed Government of National Accord launched an offensive against would-be strongman Khalifa Haftar, pushing him and his Libyan National Army out of Tripoli and a number of near-by strongholds. But anyone who thinks that peace is at hand after nine years of anarchy and collapse should think again. Odds are all but certain that all it will do is introduce new chaos into a country that has already seen more than its fair share.
Libya stands at a precarious watershed between a peaceful political settlement – or further civil war. But at least the two main warring factions this week entered into a process of dialogue when they attended a summit in Moscow hosted by Russia.
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A French made fighter jet, a Mirage F1, was shot down on Monday of this week over Tripoli by forces fighting for the liberation of Tripoli from extremist militias.
As stated earlier the Libyan National Army (LNA) captured the mercenary pilot on Monday but by Wednesday evening, his claim to be Portuguese was doubted by his interrogators.
The LNA, led by Field Marshal Khalifa Hafter, released video footage on Tuesday of a man in bloodied clothes.
From RussiaFeed
The leader of the Libyan National Army, Khalifa Haftar is to meet with Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Monday to discuss growing relations between the secular Libyan House of Representatives and Russia.
The failed state of Libya is making baby steps towards becoming less fractured as it becomes clear that the only force currently operating in Libya with the ability to re-establish law and order in the country is that led by Haftar.
CAIRO, (Sputnik) – The Libyan National Army (LNA), headed by Khalifa Haftar, has started an operation to liberate the country’s eastern city of Derna from the al-Qaeda terrorist organization (outlawed in Russia), the army’s spokesman Ahmed Mismari said on Thursday.
“The battle for Derna has begun,” Mismari told a press briefing in Benghazi.
The spokesman added that the LNA would be pushing terrorists from the city to save its infrastructure and ensure the security of its residents.
