‘Airstrikes’ & clashes: Libya’s Haftar forces claim control of Tripoli airport as rivals ‘bomb’ them
Someone please explain how much better life is in Libya since “We came, we saw, he died”.
Anyway...
Libyan strongman Khalifa Haftar’s forces say they have taken full control over the former Tripoli International Airport, 34km from the city. It comes amid reports that the UN-backed government used airstrikes against his troops.
Haftar ordered his Libyan National Army (LNA) to advance on Tripoli on Thursday, following years of rivalry with the UN-recognized government. His stated goal is to free the city from “militias and terrorists” who are maintaining their grip. The 75-year-old commander has managed to take over some areas around the city, and after some back-and-forth fighting the day before, his troops were filmed driving through the largely defunct Tripoli International Airport on Saturday.
A report by local channel Al-Hadath claimed that four civilians were killed when their house was hit by an airstrike. While there was no immediate confirmation of any losses incurred by Haftar as a result of the strikes, the reports were enough to cause concerns internationally. Moscow has called for a cessation of strikes in the escalating conflict, and for its sides to sit down for talks.
At least 14 LNA soldiers have been killed in the ongoing clashes, yet airstrikes from the Tripoli-based forces have inflicted no damage on Haftar’s troops, LNA Brigadier General Ahmed al-Mismari said on Saturday. He insisted that, while Tripoli actively uses warplanes for “airstrikes and reconnaissance,” LNA “avoids” the use of aviation against enemy forces, to minimize collateral damage.
Libya has remained split between various power groups ever since a NATO-backed uprising toppled the government of Colonel Muammar Gaddafi in 2011. Various tribal militias, criminal gangs and other paramilitaries have grabbed power in vast parts of the country. Haftar, who is based in the eastern coastal city of Tobruk, is one of the major players, and his troops claim to control most of Libya. The UN-backed government controlled around seven percent of the country at the time his offensive began on Tuesday.
Responding to reports of the airstrikes, the LNA said it was declaring a no-fly zone for military aircraft in the east of Libya, Al Arabia reported. It said it would conduct strikes on airbases, from which their opponents would try to launch further sorties.
https://www.rt.com/news/455742-libya-conflict-tripoli-airport-strikes/
Was all this chaos the actual end Obama & Clinton, LLC, wanted for the people of the Middle East? Why should these two people, who are responsible for so many dead, be allowed to roam free among us, acting as if the chaos they unleashed just isn’t their problem anymore?
https://www.democracynow.org/2016/3/3/the_libya_gamble_inside_hillary_cl...
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Victory for the CIA
I wrote about Our Man in Libya a few years back
This is what was in store for Syria until Vlad put his foot down
Obama didn't care if ISIS took over the Syrian government. And why not? The ISIS leaders are good friends with Bibi and others over there. ISIS sold Israel lots of Syrian oil very cheaply and Israeli hospitals have been taking care of wounded ISIS troops.
I'm betting that Obama's mind never turns to the destruction and misery he has caused in so many countries including this one. Hillary? I'm sure she never does.
Which AIPAC/MIC/pharma/bank bought politician are you going to vote for? Don’t be surprised when nothing changes.
^^^ All of these points are true, if little known.
This is the opening of a war in Libya, not merely a skirmish.
Libya and Syria were the two most educated nations in Africa with the best income equality and strong middle classes. They nationalized most of their oil with revenue sharing among the people, although they allowed some foreign oil companies exploration and drilling opportunities. Iraq was similarly positioned. Their problem is that they were secular or shiite, not Sunni. Israel and Saudi Arabia envision the complete extermination of Shiites, for different reasons. That is also US policy, also for a different reason.
ISIS shares the same goals as the US, Israel, and Saudi Arabia.
Iran, which is a Shiite nation, is the target of all four.
Ironically, almost all, if not all, terrorist attacks on Americans in the US have been Sunni, and not Shiite in origin. I don't know about attacks on US mosques.
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Firesign Theater
Stop the War!
Pentagon orders troops to leave Libya
We broke it and now it's so violent that it is unsafe for the mighty US military to stay there. From you can't make this sh*t up file.
Pentagon orders troops to leave Libya which it helped destabilize, laments ‘security conditions’
This is the face of American aggression and yet all we hear about it is "Thank the troops for defending us" and other garbage propaganda we have been submitted to since forever.
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“Due to increased unrest in Libya, a contingent of US forces supporting US Africa Command temporarily relocated in response to security conditions on the ground,” AFRICOM said in a statement.
“We will continue to monitor conditions on the ground and assess the feasibility for renewed US military presence, as appropriate,” said Nate Herring, an AFRICOM spokesman
Responsibility to protect my arse.
Which AIPAC/MIC/pharma/bank bought politician are you going to vote for? Don’t be surprised when nothing changes.