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| After being assaulted, High Council of National Reconciliation delegation departs east Libya |
| 2017-07-23 |
| [Libya Observer] A source from the High Council of National Reconciliation (HCNR) said they are preparing to leave the eastern region toward 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... after being attacked last Tuesday in al-Bayda by a group from Blood Owners gang that is affiliated to 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... The source added that the threat that were sent to the delegation were very serious, adding that no official authority contacted the delegates, thus obliging them to return to Tripoli. Days ago, the HCNR announced that there were some efforts exerted to enable a national reconciliation project, saying it was going to visit Derna for the second time in next August in order to push for the project. Meanwhile, ...back at the Council of Boskone, Kinnison began his slow infiltration of the sewer system... Derna Shura Council denounced the attack on the HCNR delegation in its al-Bayda headquarters while they were in a meeting with Interim Government and House of Representatives' officials. "We blame the criminal militias, who are trying to destroy the country, for the assault and we call for justice regarding that attack." The Derna Shura Council said, thanking the neighboring districts of Derna for their efforts for reconciliation. A group from Awliya al-Dam (Blood Owners) gang stormed into the delegation of the HCNR in a hotel in al-Bayda and gave the delegates a beating, threatening them of murder if they continued to advocate national reconciliation. |
| Posted by:Fred |