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19 Oct 2018 - NPWJ News Digest on Libya
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Peace remains remote prospect for Libya
Global Risk Insights, 19 Oct 2018
Despite the illusion of security that had been consolidated over the past year in the Libyan capital, Tripoli, violent clashes have erupted, killing 26 and demolishing homes, mosques and civilian infrastructure. The security situation had prior to this evolved positively, as major combat had significantly decreased when some armed factions agreed to cooperate with the internationally backed Government of National Accord (GNA). Diplomatic and political activities had gradually started to resume in the capital. Yet these recent clashes underline the enduring fragmentation of the armed groups controlling Tripoli and competing for power.
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Shunning the Past
Atlantic Council, 18 Oct 2018
On October 20, 2011, the death of Libya’s longtime dictator Moammar Gadhafi at the hands of rebels in his hometown of Sirte put an end to the revolution that erupted in February of that year, and ushered in a new political and military elite. This new leadership was supposed to guide Libya through a transitional period that would lead to the establishment of a democratic republic. That is far from being the case.
The official narrative saw the Libyan people rising up against the oppressive and corrupt Gadhafi regime and, after a long fight, prevailing over the dictator’s forces, constituted mostly of African mercenaries.
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Can Libya’s tribes help solve crisis?
Al-Monitor, 18 Oct 2018
In September, Libya’s capital Tripoli was the scene of violent clashes between rival militias that killed 96 people and injured 306 others. The clashes pitted forces from the 7th Brigade against a coalition of armed brigades in Tripoli, which include the Tripoli Revolutionaries Brigade and the Deterrent and Intervention Joint Force of Abu Salim.
The 7th Brigade, which is mainly made up of Tarhuna tribal men, announced its affiliation with the Government of National Accord (GNA), even though the head of the GNA’s Presidential Council denied this affiliation. The brigade’s main goal is to put an end to the spread of armed militias in Tripoli.
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European Parliament's President calls for unified EU stance on Libya
The Libya Observer, 18 Oct 2018
The President of the European Parliament Antonio Tajani has urged member states to have a unified stance and strategy for Libya. Tajani said on the sidelines of the EU Summit in Brussels on Thursday that it is not useful to have different European countries intervening in Libya each with a different vision, adding that the EU should provide Libyans with a shared and unified stance in Palermo Conference in Italy next November. "Such different standpoints for the EU member states will not help resolve the crisis and establish stability in Libya, which is paramount for the EU interests." Italian news agency Aki reported Tajani as saying.
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Libya's Muammar Gaddafi, Rendition and the West
Aljazeera, 17 Oct 2018
Nearly seven years after the death of Muammar Gaddafi, the British government apologised for handing over a Libyan dissident and his wife to Libya's intelligence in 2004, knowing that as an opponent of the government, they would be likely to be imprisoned and tortured.
Fatima Boudchar was pregnant when she was tortured and kidnapped in Thailand in 2004, in a process that has become known as extraordinary rendition. It was carried out by MI6 and the CIA in collaboration with the Libyan External Security Organisation, the ESO
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Violence, militias and corruption: Surviving in Libya's war
The New Arab, 17 Oct 2018
Militias in Libya are influencing every aspect of Libyan life, from the government to the banks, making it even harder for citizens who are struggling to survive."The daily life of Libyans is just a matter of survival," says Abdullah. He speaks with a tense voice, as if the fear of being heard never leaves him in the few minutes that the internet connection allows us to talk at the phone. "You think about your life, the time passing by, and you just hope to spend a day without being kidnapped by militias, or criminal gangs. You must be careful on every street."
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East Libya forces reopen probe into Abdel Fattah Younes killing
Aljazeera, 16 Oct 2018
Eastern Libyan authorities have resumed an investigation into the unexplained killing of a rebel commander in the 2011 uprising that toppled Muammar Gaddafi, a case that could re-open old wounds. The killing of Abdel Fattah Younes by suspected fellow fighters caused deep rifts within the rebel camp of the kind that have marked the turmoil and violence gripping Libya ever since. The investigation risks stirring new tensions between eastern Libya, controlled by the forces of General Khalifa Haftar, and a UN-backed administration in the capital Tripoli.
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