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| Fighting continues in Kufra as Tebus start to blame government |
| 2015-08-01 |
| [Libya Herald] Communal festivities in the southeastern oasis of Kufra have now continued for just over a week, with the government and the Libyan National Army (LNA) still unable to control the conflict. Tebu-Zwai tit-for-tat killings over the last month once again went kaboom!into bloody armed festivities between the two tribes on Friday last week. In the past couple of says, some 15 people are said to have ben killed. Despite the Tebu's allegiance to the Beida government and with the General Khalifa Hafter, the National Tebu Assembly (NTA) is now openly resentful of their attitudes to events in the town. The chairman of the National Tebu Assembly (NTA), Adem Rami Karki, has accused the government of ignoring the deadly festivities. "The silence in the part of the government is a clear indication of negligence. That means it is either very weak and cannot deal with the problem or is itself part of the problem by deliberately doing nothing," Karki told the Libya Herald. In fact, the Thinni government has called for a ceasefire. "The fighting factions in Kufra must stop the fighting immediately," a government statement yesterday read, urging elders and "people of good faith" to intervene and stop the bloodshed. "A ceasefire must be coordinated with Kufra's military commander Al-Mabrouk Al-Guzwey," it added. Following a failed mediation attempt by the elders of the Magharba tribe two months ago, the head of Libya's reconciliation committee, Mohammed Al-Mubasher, together with Zintani and Magharba elders have been trying to make their way to Kufra for the past five days to restart negotiations. However, women are made to be loved, not understood... with almost no electricity, the small airport is now closed. Many other supplies are also no longer available in the town. The two main groups in the divided town has also taken opposing political views, which are seen as having re-ignited violence in the town. The minority Tebus have supported General Khalifa Hafter until now, but say they they beginning to lose confidence in the Beida government, the House of Representatives in Tobruk and the general. |
| Posted by:Fred |