... take Gharyan, the LNA’s principal base in the vicinity of Tripoli.
Unlike Egypt or the United Arab Emirates, Russia boosted its standing in Libya, in spite of the field marshal’s failures. First, Haftar’s military weakness and defeats made the LNA more dependent on Russian support. In January 2020, a phone call from Cairo or Abu Dhabi was enough to convince the field marshal to leave
Moscow
without signing the ceasefire agreement drafted by Russian and Turkish diplomats. But he could hardly afford such escapades ...
... be the key coordinator of a ramified network of militias in western Libyan. His opponents explain his appointment to the office of the Minister of Interior by the growing influence of the Muslim Brotherhood (a terrorist organization that is banned in Russia) with whom Bashagha has
connections
.
Bashagha’s rise to prominence has angered both the forces consolidated around the HR and the LNA inside Libya, as well as their foreign political partners. And their determination to oppose their coming to power stems not from a personal like or dislike of Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar, but from understanding their own national interests, the ...
... cannot participate in any negotiations on the post-war structure of Libya, and the Minister of the Interior of the F. Saraj Government
announced
that Libya will not be able to end the war until it’s East is liberated from H. Haftar.
Ruslan Mamedov:
Russia's “Wait and See” Policies and the Libyan Settlement
The GNA is ready to continue the attack on the position of the LNA. Turkish troops can play an important role in that, considering that Ankara doesn’t hide the presence of its troops in Libya. The escalation of hostilities in Libya is taking place against the backdrop of the COVID-19 pandemic. Coronavirus didn’t ...
