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| Both sides of Libya divide said to be making separate plans to attack Sirte |
| 2015-08-17 |
| [Libya Herald] Both sides of the political divide in Libya appear to have been galvanized into action by IS' repression of last week's uprising in Sirte but there is no sign of any cooperation. House of Representatives member for Sidra Saleh Fhaima told the Libya Herald that events in Sirte would be the main issue in tomorrow's (Monday's) sitting in Tobruk although there were also plans to discuss the planned national unity government. He also said that that following an HoR appeal to the army's general staff for action, it was now preparing an attack force. Meanwhile, ...back at the Council of Boskone, Kinnison began his slow infiltration of the sewer system... the head of Sirte military police which supports the 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... -based Libya Dawn ...aka Fajr Libya, the Islamist operation launched to counter that of General Khalifa Haftar (Operation Dignity). It is made up of the Libya Shield militia (Misrata and Moslem Brotherhood), Libya Revolutionaries Operations Room (Moslem Brotherhood), and Tripoli Brigade (close to Abdul Hakim Belhaj, head of Al-Watan party). Financing and moral support come from Turkey and Qatar... regime is reported saying that western units were now on the outskirts of Sirte and were awaiting orders to launch an offensive against the Islamic State ...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're very devout, committing every atrocity they can find in the Koran and inventing a few more. They fling Allaharound with every other sentence, but to hear the pols talk they're not reallyMoslems.... (IS). This would happen, he claimed, within the next few days. For his part, Ibrahim Jadhran based in Ajdabiya has also called for action, but says that his forces have insufficient equipment to fight IS. Calling for more arms, he said that his men had just enough to protect the oilfields. Today, there were reports of fresh air attacks in Sirte, hitting IS targets at the university and the municipal buildings. Sounds of heavy kabooms were heard, although the outcome of the strike is not known. On Tuesday, the Arab League ...an organization of Arabic-speaking states with 22 member countries and four observers. The League tries to achieve Arab consensus on issues, which usually leaves them doing nothing but a bit of grimacing and mustache cursing... is to meet to consider Libya's demand for Arab |
| Posted by:Fred |