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Libya's rival factions sign U.N. peace deal
[ENGLISH.ALARABIYA.NET] Members of Libya's rival parliaments on Thursday signed a landmark, U.N.-sponsored deal on forming a unity government that will strive to bring peace to the war-ravaged country.Supporters of the agreement hope that rival political factions and militias will embrace the deal and agree on a cease-fire, so that they can fend off the Islamic State ...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're very devout, committing every atrocity they can find in the Koran and inventing a few more. They fling Allaharound with every other sentence, but to hear the pols talk they're not reallyMoslems.... Death Eater group, which is expanding its gains in the North African country. The document was signed in Morocco by Emhemed Shoaib, the deputy speaker of the internationally recognized Libyan parliament, and Salah al-Makhzoum, the second deputy of the Islamist-backed parliament based in the capital, Tripoli ...a confusing city, one end of which is located in Lebanon and the other end of which is the capital of Libya. Its chief distinction is being mentioned in the Marine Hymn... , among others. Libya slid into chaos following the 2011 toppling and killing of dictator Muammar Qadaffy ... who had more funny outfits than Louis XIV... . Over a year ago, it was further torn - in addition to having two parliaments - between the internationally recognized government, based in the country's east, and the Islamist-backed government in Tripoli. "This is just the beginning of a long journey for Libya," said U.N. envoy Martin Kobler, who attended the Morocco ceremony. "Four challenges in particular will immediately test the abilities of the new government," he said. "First, to face immediately the dire humanitarian situation in the country. Second, an inclusive national security dialogue. Third, the fight against Daesh [Islamic State] (the Islamic State group) and other terrorist groups, and fourth, a particular attention to Benghazi and other areas." The agreement has detractors on both sides who seek a separate deal without U.N. involvement. "We know well that the document of political accord in its current form is not the perfect thing that everyone wants, but at the same time, this political accord is a stage on the path to rescue Libya from collapsing and to ensure its unity," al-Makhzoum said. Shoaib said the deal is meant to say "goodbye to weapons" that Libya is awash in. The agreement also established a nine-member named presidential council that will be tasked with choosing the Cabinet. The speakers of the two parliaments - Tripoli-based Nuri A.M. Abusahmain and Aguila Saleh Issa from the east - were not at the Morocco ceremony. The two, who are seen by analysts as hard-liners, held talks on Tuesday in Malta to forge a separate deal without U.N. involvement. Posted by: Fred 2015-12-18 |
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