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| Libya: Tribe Turns Against Gaddafi, Only Al-Sibyl Brigade Still Loyal | |
| 2011-02-21 | |
| The head of the Al-Zuwayya tribe in eastern Libya has threatened to cut off oil exports unless authorities stop what he called the "oppression of protesters", the Warfala tribe, one of Libya's biggest, has reportedly joined the anti-Gaddafi protests. Speaking to Al Jazeera, Shaikh Faraj al Zuway said: "We will stop oil exports to Western countries within 24 hours" if the violence did not stop. The tribe lives south of Benghazi, which has seen the worst of the deadly violence in recent days. Akram Al-Warfalli, a leading figure in the Al Warfalla tribe, one of Libya's biggest, told the network: "We tell the brother (Gaddafi), well he's no longer a brother, we tell him to leave the country." The tribe lives south of Tripoli. Protests have also reportedly broken out in other cities, including Bayda, Derna, Tobruk and Misrata - and anti-Gaddafi graffiti adorns the walls of several cities.
A local witness said that a section of the troops had joined the protesters on Sunday as chaos swept the streets of the city, worst hit by the uprising against Muammar Gaddafi's 42-year old rule. Mohamed, a doctor from Al Jalaa hospital in Benghazi, confirmed to Al Jazeera that members of the military had sided with the protesters. "We are still receiving serious injuries, I can confirm 13 deaths in our hospital. However, the good news is that people are cheering and celebrating outside after receiving news that the army is siding with the people," he said. "But there is still a brigade that is against the demonstrators. For the past three days demonstrators have been shot at by this brigade, called Al-Sibyl brigade." | |
| Posted by:trailing wife |
| #10 It has become a religious quest, sort of, Fred. I want to see the machine shop in 3d. |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2011-02-21 19:15 |
| #9 Next year at Wheelus. |
| Posted by: Fred 2011-02-21 11:54 |
| #8 When I read the word "tribes," for a moment I feel like I have been transported back in time to the 7th or 8th century and then I pinch myself and realize it is still 2011... Call them 'special interest groups'. That ought to make it feel "2011". |
| Posted by: Pappy 2011-02-21 11:22 |
| #7 JohnQC, you took the word right out of my mouth. No region that is still this tribal will ever reach true democracy / freedom. The key to the success of the West (where it's successful) is the concept of individualism. But that is anathema. To any tribal society especially an Islamic one. |
| Posted by: Alan Cramer 2011-02-21 10:35 |
| #6 Perhaps we can soon re-open the real Wheelus O-Club? And while we're at it, get the remains of the Lady Be Good from the trash heap in Benghazi where Khaddafi had it thrown a few years back. Mike |
| Posted by: Mike Kozlowski 2011-02-21 09:23 |
| #5 CIA and US State Department predictive analysis wizards were on top of this |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2011-02-21 08:56 |
| #4 Daffy will probably be gone by the end of week, assuming he doesn't meet with an accident involving a rope and a lamppost. But what then of his charming son, good ol' Sword of Islam himself? The one with all those technocratic degrees (BS Engineering, MBA, PhD Economics) who's been so busy running charities, throwing fancy parties, and being the pretty face of Libya? Master Sword has made promises to the people, after all, on the official Libyan television. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2011-02-21 08:47 |
| #3 When I read the word "tribes," for a moment I feel like I have been transported back in time to the 7th or 8th century and then I pinch myself and realize it is still 2011... |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2011-02-21 08:06 |
| #2 There hasn't been a real civil war outside of subsaharan Africa in a long time and I doubt there will be one in Libya. Daffy will probably be gone by the end of week, assuming he doesn't meet with an accident involving a rope and a lamppost. |
| Posted by: phil_b 2011-02-21 04:14 |
| #1 Civil War? I dont think so. I think the end will resemble more like what happened to Saddam's sons. Remember them? I wonder if Khadaffy will look as good as what the undertakers efforts made the two sons of Saddam....look like? If you were in the al-Sibyl Brigade would you have a plan for your "transportation"? The smart ones will. The stupid ones will be like the AVO in Budapest. Stupid people dont live to get old. But then, Khadaffy got old. And he is gonna get even older. Which one of the Pharoah mummies was cleaned up from being killed with an axe? One of them....dried nicely, and packed...but with a twelve inch gap in his head which was impossible to hide with cosmetics...and a strange grin. Khadaffy Duck may be stupid enough to stay until "the end". Ever seen those old sepia photographs of Mussolini hanging upside down on a greasy blood soaked winch, dripping in that gas station ? In Libya, its out of the bag now so how do you think Khadaffy is gonna get it BACK in the bag? The answer is, he AINT gonna. There is only one way this can end now. |
| Posted by: Dribble2716 2011-02-21 03:23 |