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| Third Force hands over key northern checkpoint to Sabha security department |
| 2017-03-23 |
| [Libya Observer] Sabha security department has been handed over the checkpoint of Guwairat al-Mal by the Third Force that is securing the southern Libyan region in the presence of Sabha security chief, Colonel Yunis Abdelkader, the chief of 32 Brigade's operations room, Mustafa al-Shareef and Third Force's personnel. Colonel Abdelkader said the handover aims at saving the bloodshed and avoiding any festivities between the Third Force and the forces of 12 Brigade of 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... 's Dignity Operation, confirming that the road between Brak al-Shatea and Sabha is open and secure. The commander of the backup 32 Brigade, Abu Bakir Abdullah, added that their personnel took positions across the checkpoint in coordination with the Sabha security department's personnel in a step aimed at activating the role of the army and police. Guwairat al-Mal checkpoint lies on the northern road of Sabha between Sabha and Brak al-Shatea town that leads all the way to 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... . Third Force personnel have been positioned in the checkpoint since 2014. Several festivities have taken place at the checkpoint between pro-Haftar 12 Brigade and the Third Force on many occasions. |
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