• Military

• WMD Menu                           

• Introduction
• Systems
• Facilities
• Agencies
• Operations
• Countries
• Hot Documents
• News
• Reports
• Policy
• Budget
• Congress
• Links

• Intelligence
• Homeland Security
• Space

Libya on downhill of crisis

IRNA - Islamic Republic News Agency

Tehran, April 10, IRNA -- Libya is on the downside of the crisis with a parallel government's attack on the capital.

International organizations and foreign actors speak in statements of a civilian solution to end the crisis, while each in turn increases the tensions.

Libya has once again been tense from the start of April concurrent with the commander of so-called the "Libyan National Army", General Khalifa Haftar's order to attack the capital Tripoli.

Tensions peaked after intense clashes between forces under the command of Haftar and the Government of National Accord, 30 kilometers south of Tripoli, and Prime Minister of the Government of National Accord Fayez al-Sarraj, has called for a general mobilization against the invading forces.

The clashes absence began while 'Ghassan Salameh,' Special Representative of the United Nations in the Libyan affairs at the beginning of April announced the city of 'Ghadamis ' of Libya will host "national dialogue ' among the groups of the country in the days 14, 15 and 16 of April.

Another conference was scheduled to be held next July in the presence of Libyan clashing parties and under the auspices of the UN in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Recent conflicts complicated the situation and caused holding the National Dialogue Conference to be postponed. Since the fall of former dictator Muammar Gaddafi in Libya in 2011, Libya has been divided into two parallel governments.

The Government of National Accord headed by Fayez al-Sarraj was established in Tripoli, west of the country, and is backed by the international community. At the same time, another government in the city of Tabraq in eastern Libya declared its existence with Abdullah al-Thani as Prime Minister and Aqila Salih as Speaker of the House of Representatives that Gen. Khalifa Haftar is supported by them.

** The peaking of tensions in Libya

Libya is once again facing turbulence and insecurity, reports Qatari newspaper Al-Sharq. The operation launched by General Khalifa Haftar towards Tripoli could once again flare up civil war in Libya.

Al-Arabi al-Jadid newspaper wrote, "The Civil War in the south and west of Libya will threaten social cohesion. The tensions in Tripoli are continuing, as military infrastructure has been lost as a result of the political crisis, and the collapse of the army and the destruction of the security apparatus continue. With the continuing armed tensions in Libya, parallel governments in the country felt the need for forming coalition with armed groups. This has led to the recognition of these armed groups as official units in government apparatus. It may be temporarily coordinated with these groups for reaching military and war purposes, but it is very difficult to turn armed groups into regular military units. This is the most important issue that causes the civil war to continue.'

The Jordanian newspaper Al-Ray wrote in a report by Mohammad Kharoub in a situation that preparations were under way in city of Ghadamis in the 3rd April to convene the Nationwide Conference, suddenly the capture of Tripoli under the command of Gen. Khalifa Haftar, commander of the Libyan National Army started. This event has aggravated all the equations and complicated the situation, and once again the international games of the past eight years have begun.

Everyone is waiting for one side to make a difference in Libya in its favor. Statements issued by trans-regional and regional governments and the UN Security Council on the developments in Libya have called for peace and dialogue to begin. The statements state that there is no way to resolve the Libyan crisis through military action. In most of these statements, there is a smell of hypocrisy and discord. The statements say that neither of the two sides can bring the situation to their advantage. However, regional and trans-regional actors are waiting to see how much of the balance will benefit the two sides, so that they will then declare their position and decide.

** The root causes of the crisis

The UAE's Al-Ittihad newspaper in a report written by Abdul Nasser Hazoo, wrote, 'The Libyan crisis is one of the biggest crises that the North African region faces in the current situation. Libya has natural, strategic and geostrategic benefits. The existence of a diverse political, tribal, and religious orientation in the Libyan community and the involvement of regional and transnational actors in this country has led to complex conditions. These issues have increased the tensions in Libya over the past years. After eight years of the fall of Gaddafi's regime, there are still armed groups living in the country that have a military and security approach, and the National Transitional Council still has not been able to take control of matters.

According to the daily, the roots of these problems are laid in the differences between political institutions and armed currents. Although they signed Al- Skhirat agreement in 2015 under the auspices of the United Nations Special Representative, they still have not been able to agree and implement the agreement because of the power struggle. Establishing a comprehensive political and national reconciliation and building an integrated political structure in the country is very difficult, and can say that the current Libyan government has failed. Political gaps in the country have led to a rise in military conflicts. Each of the two parallel governments claims to have legitimacy. Each of these governments is enjoying a parliamentary, army, ministerial, and regional and trans-regional power backing.

Palestine's Al-Manar daily in an article by Hisham Al-Habishan, said, "What is happening now in Tripoli is due to the military strike by NATO and Arab countries in Libya eight years ago. Libya is now drowned in turmoil, and Western and Zionists are pursuing Libya's decommissioning plans to reach their own targets."

In the report of the Egyptian newspaper 'Al-Ahram' by 'Morsi Ataullah' we read, "What is happening in Libya is the continuation of the events that took place in the country over the past eight years. After the collapse of Gaddafi's regime in 2011, the parties have failed to reach power and reach political consensus to ensure the security, stability and unity and territorial integrity of the country. Now, the main decisions in this situation are not just how to move Libya away from the dangers of civilian war, but the urgency of responding to this question is how important it is to integrate Libya into the path of national coordination and risk which is threatening the Libyan existance?

9455**2050