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| Libya Shield's post-Ghadames ambivalence may mark cracks in Dawn alliance |
| 2014-10-02 |
| [Libya Herald] In what may signal a rift between the revolutionary brigade and its partners in the Libya Dawn ...aka Fajr Libya, the Islamist operation launched to counter that of General Khalifa Haftar (Operation Dignity). It is made up of the Libya Shield militia (Misrata and Moslem Brotherhood), Libya Revolutionaries Operations Room (Moslem Brotherhood), and Tripoli Brigade (close to Abdul Hakim Belhaj, head of Al-Watan party). Financing and moral support come from Turkey and Qatar... Operation, Libya Shield ...a conglomerate of pro-Islamist militias deployed across Libya. It reports to the Libyan defense ministry and is organized like a real army unit. Its commander used to head a Benghazi brigade called Free Libya Martyrs... has said it remains open to involvement in any further potential peace talks. Speaking on Libya Al-Ahrar yesterday, Mohammed Hideyah, the front man for Libya Shield, said brigade commanders had formed no official opinion on UN-hosted peace talks in Ghadames. Hideyah stated that the Misrata-based force was neither for or against joining the negotiations. The clarification has been seen as a direct response to a statement released earlier in the week by Libya Dawn, the coalition of Islamist-leaning forces with which Libya Central Shield ...an element of the larger Qaeda-linked Libya Shield Force. I think it's the one in the middle... wrestled control of Tripoli ...a confusing city, one end of which is located in Lebanon and the other end of which is the capital of Libya. Its chief distinction is being mentioned in the Marine Hymn... International Airport. Libya Dawn has said no negotiations could stand as an obstacle to a military solution to the current stand-off. It has insisted that its operations alone would maintain the legitimacy of the February Revolution. |
| Posted by:Fred |