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Africa North
War for oil terminals in east Libya looms
2016-08-16
[Libya Observer] A Dignity Operation militia group has seized Zueitina town, some 180 km southwest of Benghazi, a move that could trigger a fierce fighting for the town's oil terminal.

So-called Brigade 153 of Dignity Operation, led by Muftah Shagloof, entered Zueitina last week and declared full control of the town expect the oil port, which is still under control of Ibrahim Jodran's so-called Petroleum Facilities Guard.

Shagloof's brigade has been deployed in Shirb district, 15km to the east of the port, while Ibrahim Jodran has put his gang on full alert to confront any attack.

Spokesperson of Ajdabiya Operation Room of Dignity Operation Akrm Abu Haliga said military preparations are underway to attack the port.

Ibrahim Jodran is at odds with Dignity Operation and its chief Khalifa Haftar
... served in the Libyan army under Muammar Qadaffy, and took part in the coup that brought Qadaffy to power in 1969. He became a prisoner of war in Chad in 1987. While held prisoner, he and his fellow officers formed a group hoping to overthrow Qadaffy. He was released around 1990 in a deal with the United States government and spent nearly two decades in the United States, gaining US citizenship. In 1993, while living in the United States, he was convicted in absentia of crimes against the Jamahiriya and sentenced to death. Haftar held a senior position in the anti-Qadaffy forces in the 2011 Libyan Civil War. In 2014 he was commander of the Libyan Army when the General National Congress (GNC) refused to give up power in accordance with its term of office. Haftar launched a campaign against the GNC and its Islamic fundamentalist allies. His campaign allowed elections to take place to replace the GNC, but then developed into a civil war. Guess you can't win them all...
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...
-based National Oil Corporation has expressed concern
...meaning the brow was mildly wrinkled, the eyebrows drawn slightly together, and a thoughtful expression assumed, not that anything was actually done or indeed that any thought was actually expended...
s about the military escalation in Zueitina and warned both sides that any war there will lead to the destruction of the oil infrastructure, the country's main source of income.

The governments of La Belle France, Germany, Italia, Spain, the United Kingdom, and the United States have also expressed concern at the increasing tension near Zueitina oil port. They called both sides to refrain from hostilities and avoid any action that could damage or disrupt Libya’s energy infrastructure.

Posted by:Fred

#1  Typical, Solid Structure always around till you need 'em.
Posted by: Shipman   2016-08-16 12:01  

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