[Libya Herald] Misratan units are said to have reinforced positions south west of the capital amid fears that its military rapprochement with Zintan and the Warshafana has broken down.Social media showed photos of armoured vehicles supposedly from Zintan approaching Zahra bridge, still guarded by Misratan forces, while military sources in Misrata said they feared an imminent attack on 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...
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However,
we can't all be heroes. Somebody has to sit on the curb and applaud when they go by...
Janzur Municipal Council has announced on its social media site that the arrival of Zintani forces in nearby Azziziya posed no threat and that they were there as part of an agreement to protect the new national unity government and to set up security positions around the capital.
For the past few weeks, there have been persistent reports from reliable Libyan and diplomatic sources that, in preparation for the new UN-brokered government, the Zintanis and Misratans had agreed and planned a joint force to secure Tripoli.
Over the same period, Misrata has pulled its forces out of the area west of the city, doing peace deals with Warshefana and others in the area, much to the anger of hardliners in Tripoli (as well as in Misrata itself) who want no agreement with their enemies.
In a reciprocal move by Zintan, it pulled back it forces, insisting that it would not launch any attacks.
Despite the latest moves around Zahra Bridge, sources in Zintan have told the Libya Herald that there has been no mobilisation or any change in its strategy.
However in Misrata itself over the weekend, there have been efforts spearheaded by the head of the Tripoli "government", Khalifa Ghwell, to draw the city back to the cause of Libya Dawn
...aka Fajr Libya, the Islamist operation launched to counter that of General Khalifa Haftar (Operation Dignity). It is made up of the Libya Shield militia (Misrata and Moslem Brotherhood), Libya Revolutionaries Operations Room (Moslem Brotherhood), and Tripoli Brigade (close to Abdul Hakim Belhaj, head of Al-Watan party). Financing and moral support come from Turkey and Qatar...
and opposition to any deal, including one with the House of Representatives.