hafter prepares for potential military attack from militants
Wednesday 19 March 2025
Last Updated : GMT 09:40:38
Themuslimchronicle, themuslimchronicle

As EU calls for supporting Libya to stop migration

Hafter prepares for potential military attack from militants

Themuslimchronicle, themuslimchronicle

Themuslimchronicle, themuslimchronicleHafter prepares for potential military attack from militants

Marshal Khalifa Hafter
Tripoli - Fatima Al Saadawy

Amid a state of anticipation of a new attack by armed militias on the Oil Crescent area, which is controlled by the Libyan National Army led by Marshal Khalifa Hafter, at least five people were killed in clashes in Suq al-Khamis and al-Hira areas southwest of Tripoli airport.

Meanwhile, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) Ghassan Salame was supposed to brief the UN with the situation in Libya on Monday evening, one month after taking office.

“Haftar is aware of the possibility of armed militias launching a new attack on the vital oil crescent area,” high-level Libyan sources said in press statements. Sources described it as part of an attempt to “change the military situation in the country by militias, some of which belong to the city of Misrata and are supported by the GNA,” which is headed by Fayez Sarraj.

Haftar, who is considered the strongest man in the eastern region of Libya, has controlled the oil crescent area after his forces deterred at least two attempts in the past year and early this year by armed militias to regain control over it.

Spokesman for the Libyan National Army Ahmed al-Mismari said in a press statement that the army has observed what he described as “great mobilization” in the outskirts of the city of Sirte and in its western part.

He said that terrorist groups in these areas have been mobilizing people, “whose destination is expected to be Gulf of Sidra to control the ports and oil installations and then move towards Benghazi and Derna.”

Notably, Haftar forces control Benghazi, but Derna is under the control of militias, some of which are affiliated with al-Qaeda. Mismari stressed that the Libyan National Army’s forces are on high alert. “The operations rooms were given orders to act freely and open fire at any time needed”.

On the other hand, The EU should be prepared to pay Libya €6 billion, twice as much as it paid Turkey, to stop the flow of migrants, the president of the European parliament said today.

Antonio Tajani’s suggestion came as Presidency Council (PC) head Faiez Serraj joined EU and African leaders in Paris today for a mini-summit on ways to control the migrant crisis.

Presidents Idriss Deby of Chad Mahamadou Issoufou of Niger were in the French capital for talks with France’s President Emmanuel Macron, German chancellor Angela Merkel, Italian prime minister Paolo Gentiloni, Spain’s Mariano Rajoy and the EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini.

In the event, the EU leaders did not take up Tajani’s proposal. Instead they said after their meeting that they had agreed they would grant asylum to “particularly vulnerable migrants” who applied while they were still in Niger and Chad. They would support UN and other migration agencies to process applications in these and other African countries.

themuslimchronicle
themuslimchronicle

Name *

E-mail *

Comment Title*

Comment *

: Characters Left

Mandatory *

Terms of use

Publishing Terms: Not to offend the author, or to persons or sanctities or attacking religions or divine self. And stay away from sectarian and racial incitement and insults.

I agree with the Terms of Use

Security Code*

hafter prepares for potential military attack from militants hafter prepares for potential military attack from militants

 



Themuslimchronicle, themuslimchronicle

GMT 08:26 2018 Tuesday ,23 January

Five things to know about Davos

GMT 11:05 2017 Thursday ,21 December

Protests rock Iraqi Kurdistan despite police clampdown

GMT 14:06 2017 Saturday ,16 December

16 insurgents killed in eastern Afghan provinces

GMT 11:46 2015 Monday ,13 July

Get the Armani Privé look

GMT 10:53 2017 Tuesday ,17 January

Rio Tinto ships more iron ore as prices surge

GMT 09:18 2017 Tuesday ,05 September

US pushes for 'strongest possible' UN sanctions

GMT 10:34 2017 Tuesday ,14 November

UAE Ambassador, Saudi Governor discuss relations

GMT 08:22 2015 Sunday ,01 November

Trump, bacon and creativity at NYC Halloween parade

GMT 15:39 2017 Wednesday ,04 January

Global launch by Huawei of new mid-range smartphone

GMT 08:44 2016 Tuesday ,22 March

Indonesian drivers stage violent anti-Uber protest

GMT 12:52 2017 Monday ,06 March

Air pollution linked to 600,000 deaths

GMT 14:15 2017 Thursday ,07 September

Outspoken Tanzanian opposition figure shot and wounded

GMT 09:00 2017 Sunday ,23 July

Turkish president begins his 2-day Gulf tour

GMT 07:30 2017 Friday ,07 April

US launches missile strike on Syria airbase

GMT 19:38 2017 Tuesday ,26 September

King Salman orders driving licenses for women
Themuslimchronicle, themuslimchronicle
Themuslimchronicle, themuslimchronicle
 
 Themuslimchronicle Facebook,themuslimchronicle facebook  Themuslimchronicle Twitter,themuslimchronicle twitter Themuslimchronicle Rss,themuslimchronicle rss  Themuslimchronicle Youtube,themuslimchronicle youtube  Themuslimchronicle Youtube,themuslimchronicle youtube

Maintained and developed by Arabs Today Group SAL.
All rights reserved to Arab Today Media Group 2025 ©

Maintained and developed by Arabs Today Group SAL.
All rights reserved to Arab Today Media Group 2025 ©

muslimchronicle muslimchronicle muslimchronicle muslimchronicle
themuslimchronicle themuslimchronicle themuslimchronicle
themuslimchronicle
بناية النخيل - رأس النبع _ خلف السفارة الفرنسية _بيروت - لبنان
themuslimchronicle, themuslimchronicle, themuslimchronicle