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| Violence Errupts in West Libya |
| 2021-10-30 |
| [LIBYAREVIEW] Western Libya continues to suffer from the control of militias. A few weeks remain until the country’s Presidential and Parliamentary elections are due to be held, according to the roadmap approved by the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum (LPDF). Despite the approaching date of the elections, the security situation does not bode well that an important and decisive event will happen soon.Recently, 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... has witnessed a new wave of insecurity, chaos, and festivities between armed militias. Violent armed festivities erupted on Monday evening in the city of al-Zawiya, between the militias of Mohammed al-Bahrun (Al-Far) and the Stabilization Support Agency, led by Abdel-Ghani al-Kikli (Ghneiwa). This led to extensive damage to the al-Zawiya Oil Refinery Complex. Other festivities in the al-Farnaj area of Tripoli took place between Ghneiwa and the Judicial Police Affiliated with the (RADA) Special Deterrence Forces led by Abdel-Rauf Kara. On Wednesday, an gang affiliated with the 444th Brigade, stormed the house of the commander of the Tripoli military region, Major General Abdel-Basset Marwan in the Soug al-Jumaa district and assaulted him. On the same day, Libyan Minister of Sports, Abdel-Shafi al-Juweifi announced that an gang stormed the ministry’s headquarters in Tripoli, and assaulted several employees. On Thursday, the Commander of the 55th Infantry Brigade in western Libya, Muammar al-Dhawi, survived an liquidation attempt, the Brigade announced in a statement. These events show that despite the political progress being made, the country remains under the control of militias and gangs. |
| Posted by:Fred |