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(Republished from the Huffington Post) by: Aly Abuzaakouk At the onset of the Libyan Revolution in February 2011, Colonel (General) Khalifa Haftar, who had been living comfortably in exile in suburban Virginia for two decades, returned to Libya with the blessing of the United States to finally get vengeance against Muammar …
Read More »The real reason the EU can’t stop human smuggling from Libya
(Republished From: Al Monitor) German navy soldiers take part in a drill for a search and rescue operation near the Sicilian port city of Catania, Italy, July 4, 2015. (photo by REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch) The European Union is taking steps to beef up its struggling efforts against human smuggling and trafficking from …
Read More »Haftar’s Assassination Attempt of Libya’s Minister of Defense Jeopardizes His Remaining Power in the East
(Author: Libyan Gazette Editorial Staff) The Government of National Accord (GNA) and the Presidency Council were both born out of a Libyan Political Agreement (LPA) championed by the United Nations and signed by representatives from a broad range of Libyan society. Article VIII of the LPA requires that all powers …
Read More »PM Sarraj must make a choice: Stand by those who empowered him or those who fight him
(Author: Libyan Gazette Editorial Staff) The Government of National Accord (GNA) is facing a critical decision that may enable the final push against ISIS or risk the chances of freeing Libya from its worst enemy, ISIS. It has been reported for months that armed groups loyal to the GNA have …
Read More »Only a United Libya can Weaken ISIS’s Regional Presence for Good
(Republished From Huffington Post) By: Dr. Anwar Elfeitori Since 2014 the terrorist group Daesh, or ISIS, has come under increasing pressure in Iraq and Syria, prompting its members to encroach more and more onto Libyan territory with hopes of reviving themselves through a new branch in Libya. The disparate governing bodies …
Read More »Libya’s Constitutional Drafting Assembly Violates the Libyan Political Agreement
(Author: Libyan Gazette Editorial Staff) (Libya’s Constitutional Drafting Assembly) On April 26, 2016 Libya’s Constitutional Drafting Assembly (CDA) sent its final constitution draft to the Tobruk-based House of Representatives (HoR). It has been reported that the CDA did not abide by the Libyan Political Agreement (LPA) Article 51 which requires …
Read More »Libyan Political Dialogue Committee has Accomplished its Mission
Author: Libyan Gazette Editorial Staff Libyan dialogue members set date for signing the Libyan Political Agreement As we assess the historical political events and conflicts in contrast with the current political climate in Libya and the way forward with the UN-backed Government of National Accord, there is no doubt that …
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