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Africa North
issam Ben Hamid: Skhirat agreement is conspiracy and implied occupation
2016-11-14
[Libya Observer] The military official at the Benghazi Shura Council, Wissam Ben Hamid, described the Skhirat agreement that was brokered by the UN to resolve the Libyan political crisis as an implied occupation, adding that they ‐ like all honorable Libyans ‐ reject this implied occupation that is not only clear for grownups but also for little children.

In a an interview with AL Jazeera Net, Hamid said 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...
was brought to light to be the western countries’ tool as they have clear intentions of occupying Libya, indicating that Egypt, the UAE, and La Belle France are the biggest supporters of Haftar alongside former regime loyalists and Chadian mercenaries as well as Justice and Equality gangs.

"There many shreds of evidence to prove those facts." Ben Hamid explained.

He also refuted the accusations of the council being responsible for bombing residential areas in Benghazi, saying though were in full control of those areas, we left them to save the lives and properties of the people since Haftar would never mind ransacking entire blocks to attain his malicious aims.

"If we wanted to shell neighborhoods, we could have done so long ago and Haftar’s forces know we are capable of it just by remembering the time when targeted them with our rockets in the airport." He told AL Jazeera Net.

He also accused Haftar’s militias of kidnap, torture, murder, and tossing of bodies on the roads, pointing out the confessions made by their brass hats like Mohammed al-Hijazi, Fraj Aqaim and other Dignity Operation leaders.

"Benghazi Shura Council fighters’ morale is stepped up and they are keeping tight grip on their positions, though the Arclight airstrikes of the French and UAE warplanes hindered their advance." Ben Hamid added.

He concluded by saying that the forthcoming days shall reveal to Benghazi residents some joyful news so that they can enjoy a stable secure life in their city once again.

Posted by:Fred

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