the Last of the Libyan General Haftar brought with his troops, several oil Wells under control. Now he orders the March on Tripoli. The international community fears an escalation of the conflict.
Libyan renegade General Khalifa Haftar ordered his troops, in the direction of the capital Tripoli advance. “The time has come,” said Haftar, in one of his Libyan National army (LNA) released audio message.
“Today we are (…) our victorious March, the March of the struggle,” said Haftar. “Today, we have the right to Call our relatives in our expensive capital city, as we have promised you.”
He called on his soldiers to peacefully invade and raise their weapons only against those, “the injustice of search and confrontation and struggle prefer”.
General Haftar: March on Tripoli
the Chaos in Libya
In the North African country in command ever since the NATO military intervention and the overthrow of the dictator Muammar al-Gaddafi Chaos. As the main counterparty Haftar and the internationally recognized government of Fayez al-Sarraj in Tripoli. The government in Tripoli has not, however, large parts of the country under control.
Haftar supports with its troops against the government, which prevails in the East of Libya. He is supported by Egypt, the United Arab Emirates and Russia. In the past few months, Haftars troops from the East to the border with Algeria, were engaged in the West of Libya. They brought, among other things, the oil Wells under their control.
On Wednesday evening announced Haftars LNA, on an Offensive West of the country to prepare, to clean the country from “terrorists and mercenaries”.
Haftar and al-Sarraj had multiple elections, most recently in February at a Meeting in Abu Dhabi. The UN spoke of a date in this year, a specific date, but there is so far.
International concern
The announcement Haftars now triggers international concern. The United States and several allies warned of a military escalation and threatened with consequences.
UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, expressed during a visit to the North African country was concerned over the military operation. On Twitter he explained that there is for the conflict has no military solution. “Only an intra-Libyan dialogue can solve the Libyan problem,” he wrote. He called to peace, the parties to the conflict and restraint.
In Washington, a joint statement by the United States, France, Italy, the United Kingdom and the United Arab Emirates has been released. “Our governments are against any military action in Libya and any Libyan group be accountable, the more conflict.”
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