#Libye. Les islamistes locaux déclarent la guerre à #Daech
La coalition de milices à dominante islamiste, #Fajr_Libya, a appelé le 31 mai toutes les forces du pays à combattre l’Etat islamique. Tarek Mitri, ancien représentant de l’ONU en Libye, décrypte la situation dans une interview accordée à L’Orient-Le Jour.
Libyan Factions Begin New Round of #UN-Brokered Peace Talks in #Morocco
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Fighters from the #Fajr_Libya (Libya Dawn), an alliance of Islamist-backed militias, take position in Bir al-Ghanam, around 50 kilometers (30 miles) from the capital, on March 5, 2015. AFP/Mahmoud Turkia.
Representatives of #Libya's two rival parliaments on Thursday held UN-brokered talks in Morocco aimed at reaching an agreement on a national unity government and finding someone to head it, officials said. The meeting took place in a “positive and constructive” spirit, UN special envoy Bernardino Leon, who has been trying to bring the two sides together for weeks and who chaired the talks, told a press conference. In the previous rounds of UN-brokered peace talks, Leon was not successful in holding direct face to face negotiation between the main warring (...)
Thani’s Parliament Picks Controversial General as Libyan Army Chief
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A Libyan soldier, loyal to #Libya's internationally-recognized government and General #Khalifa_Haftar, monitors a street from his sniper nest in the eastern coastal city of Benghazi on February 28, 2015. AFP/Abdullah Doma.
Former Libyan general Khalifa Haftar was appointed as army commander for the country’s internationally-recognized government on Monday, in a decision that may complicate #UN talks to end fighting in Libya. The appointment of Haftar, a former Gaddafi ally who later became his enemy and in 2011 joined the revolt against the Libyan leader, is likely to stoke tensions with the Tripoli government, which sees his rise as a sign that the old guard is gaining strength. read (...)
#UN-brokered #Libya peace talk to be held next week
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Libya’s factions have agreed to a new round of negotiations, which will take place next week in Geneva, to attempt to end the North African country’s crisis, the United Nations said on Saturday. The new talks have been repeatedly delayed due to difficulties getting the parties to agree to meet. The European Union on Saturday urged Libya’s warring factions to make the best of next week’s peace talks, warning that it “represents a last chance which must be seized.” read more