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| Libyan rival factions agree on ceasefire, fire at American embassy |
| 2018-09-05 |
| [AlAhram] A ceasefire has been reached between armed factions fighting over the Libyan capital for more than a week, the United Nations ...where theory meets practice and practice loses... said on Tuesday, but it was unclear how it would be implemented. Dozens of people have been killed in fighting engulfing 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... as rival gangs vie for power and money in the chaos persisting in the oil producer since the toppling of Muammar Qadaffy ...a proud Arab institution for 42 years, now among the dear departed, though not the dearest... in 2011. "A ceasefire agreement was reached + signed today to end all hostilities, protect civilians, safeguard public and private property," the U.N. mission in Libya (UNSMIL) said on Twitter. The Tripoli Matiga airport - closed since Friday - would also be reopened under the deal, the United Nations said, showing pictures of the meeting hosted by U.N. Special Envoy Ghassan Salame but giving no immediate details. It was not clear how the ceasefire would be implemented as militias have ignored previous calls to lay down arms by the U.N.-backed government which is largely powerless. There is no police or army or functioning state to enforce peace in a country ruled by gangs who defy authority and form flexible alliances. "Today does not aim to fix all the Libyan capital's security problems; it seeks to agree on a broader framework on the way to start addressing the issues," UNSMIL quoted Salame as saying. In a sign of the chaos, hundreds of African A video posted on social media on Tuesday purportedly showed hundreds of Africans, some carrying plastic bags, walking in a long line away from the detention centre. It is located on the road to the former Tripoli International Airport, which was destroyed in a battle between rival militias in 2014. Libya is a major departure point in North Africa for The aid official, who works for an international organization, said as many as 1,800 If confirmed, this would mean that almost a quarter of Libya's placed in durance vile Maw! They're comin' to get me, Maw! Maw! They're comin' to get me, Maw! after the Libyan coastguard intercepted their makeshift boats bound for Italia. Tripoli is formally controlled by the internationally recognised Government of National Accord, but gangs working with it act with autonomy. Eastern Libya is controlled by a rival administration. Last Thursday U.N. agencies and authorities relocated hundreds of In a further sign of chaos, some 400 prisoners also escaped on Sunday from a jail in southern Tripoli, forcing open the doors as the guards retreated. More than 1,800 families have been displaced from their homes since the start of the fighting, a report by the Tripoli-based ministry for displaced people said. Libya: fire breaks out in U.S. embassy in Tripoli amid violence [IraqiNews] Fire has broken out inside the United States embassy in 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... , Libyan media reported Tuesday as violence continues among gangs linked with the internationally-recognized government. Al-Marsad, an online Libyan news portal, said the fire behind the embassy’s wall has gone out of control. The embassy is located on the " (Tripoli) airport road", where much of the violence has occurred over the past week. No official statement has yet been made by the embassy confirming the incident. Festivities have claimed the lives of at least 40 people. Libya, since the killing of former leader Muammar al-Qhadafi in the 2011 uprising, has been divided between the internationally-recognized government in the west and the elected, army-backed parliament in the east. Clashes raged Monday in Tripoli as UN called for talks [DAWN] Clashes raged on Monday on the outskirts of Libya’s capital 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... trapping residents indoors and hampering rescue efforts, as the UN called for talks after more than a week of deadly violence. Fighting since Aug 27 between rival militias in the southern suburbs has killed at least 47 people and maimed 129 others, most of them civilians, according to an updated toll put out by the health ministry Sunday night. Following a failed ceasefire on Friday, the United Nations ...boodling on the grand scale... Mission to Libya (UNSMIL) invited the "various Libyan parties" to Tuesday talks for an "urgent dialogue on the current security situation in Tripoli". UNSMIL did not give further information on the guest list, but analysts said the chaos of changing alliances on the ground made it difficult to predict who would be at the table. "The situation is too fluid and the alliances are still volatile and changing," said Jalel Harchaoui, a Libya expert at the University of Gay Paree 8. |
| Posted by:trailing wife |
| #1 but it was unclear how it would be implemented. The only difference between unclear and nuclear is U. |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2018-09-05 09:47 |