...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...
is ready to welcome the eastern forces led by 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..., said the front man of Haftar-led Dignity Operation, Ahmed al-Mismari.
In a presser on Wednesday, al-Mismari said he cannot elaborate on the western region as it has become a military zone, reaffirming that their forces are preparing for a massively important battle, which he said will be conclusive in the war on "terrorism."
"The dialogue committees of the House of Representatives and the High Council of State are part of prolonging Libya's financial, economic, health and services crises. Libya cannot be safe and secure except though the Libyan Arab armed forces, whose ability to create a state is respected by all." He indicated.
Al-Mismari also added that their forces are coordinating with Egypt to secure the joint borders to help undermine smuggling operations of IS bully boyz and weapons, adding that the nature of the Libyan-Egyptian border makes it easy to smuggle drugs, weapons and even IS terrorists.