| Submit your comments on this article |
| Africa North |
| Libyan army warns against establishment of foreign base in South |
| 2018-06-30 |
| [ENGLISH.ALARABIYA.NET] The Libyan army on Friday warned of the desire of some international parties to establish a military presence in some areas of southern Libya, under the pretext of addressing illegal immigration, in response to an Italian proposal to establish "reception centers and identification of The General Command of the army warned in a statement the parties carrying out this work, saying that this step "blatantly violates the rules of international law and constitutes a blatant attack on the Libyan state and its illusory sovereignty and territory", stressing that it is able to "protect the Libyan state and its borders and its people, institutions, installations and economic capabilities against any act of aggression and violation of its national illusory sovereignty." On Thursday, Italian media reported an agreement between Prime Minister of the Government of National Accord of Libya Fayez al-Sarraj and Italia’s Interior Minister Matteo Salvini to set up an Italian military base in the southern Libyan city of Gatt. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #2 There is a small town on Libya’s south-west border with Algeria that has traditionally occupied a key point on the migrant route to Europe. “Ghat is the Gate of Africa for illegal immigration,” local council head of Libya’s south-westernmost border town, Gomani Mohamed Salah, told Middle East Eye with a note of pride. “They come from sub-Saharan Africa, and gather in Ghat to start the journey to the Libyan coast, and then to Italy.” |
| Posted by: Clurong Peacock9529 2018-06-30 10:03 |
| #1 The EU should buy the funky south east corner of Libya down next to Sudan and turn it into the Muzzie refugee state. Send all your Euro trash there. Use it as a training ground for troops learning to protect borders, give them some cash and tell them to build their own civilization. It would be cheaper. |
| Posted by: AlanC 2018-06-30 08:07 |