The Libyan General Haftar has ordered his troops to Tripoli to take, where the internationally recognised government sits. Actually, to be held in mid-April in Libya, one of the UN-organised peace conference. In Libya, Gaddafi ruled since the overthrow and death of long-time ruler Muammar al-in 2011, the civil war chaos. the
About a week before a planned UN peace conference threatens in the civil war, the country of Libya, a new escalation of violence. The influential General Khalifa Haftar gave to his troops on Thursday the order to advance on the capital, Tripoli, where the international recognized government is based. UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, showed up at a visit to the North African country was concerned over the military operation.
“Today we are (…) our victorious March, the March of the struggle,” said Haftar, in an audio message with the title “Operation to liberate Tripoli”. “Today, we have the right to Call our relatives in our expensive capital city, as we have promised you.” Haftar, called on his soldiers in Tripoli to peacefully invade and raise their weapons only against those, “the injustice of search and confrontation and struggle prefer”. He ordered the soldiers to open fire on civilians. “Who hoist the white flag, is safe,” he said.
For the middle of April is actually a peace conference planned
UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, called on the Libyan parties to the conflict to de-escalate. There is no military solution to the war, he told reporters during his visit to Tripoli.
For a for this month’s planned peace conference between the parties to the conflict is de-escalation is required. “Under these circumstances, there can be no national conference,” he said. In mid-April a three-day national conference, organized by the UN in the town of Ghadames. UN special envoy Ghassan Salame want to there are searching for solutions to the year-long crisis. Also, the UN security Council supported the Meeting and declared the end of March, the conference offers a crucial opportunity to achieve peace in the country.
In Libya ever since the overthrow and death of long-time ruler Muammar al-Gaddafi in the 2011 civil war and chaos. As the main counterparty Haftar and the internationally recognized government of Fajis al compared to Sarradsch. Haftars troops had advanced in the past few months, from the East to the Algerian border in the West of Libya. They brought, among other things, the oil Wells under their control. Is supported Haftar from Egypt, the United Arab Emirates and Russia.
Libya has developed into one of the most important transit countries of migrants on the way to Europe. Of the Libyan Mediterranean coast, boats with refugees. The EU had declared the end of March, you will have to stop your marine use in front of Libya’s coast, the smugglers stopped. The member States could not agree on a System for the distribution of rescued migrants.
