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2019-11-19 Africa North
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UN envoy: Involvement of mercenaries from foreign private military companies in Libya is growing
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[Libya Observer] The UN envoy to Libya Ghassan Salame has briefed the Security Council on the latest developments in the country saying he was angry and sad to report that on Monday there was another mass civilian casualty event, referring to the baby milk biscuit factory in the Wadi Rabea in southern 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...
Salame said that regardless of whether the attack, which was carried out by Khalifa Haftar
...Self-proclaimed Field Marshal, served in the Libyan army under Muammar Qadaffy, and took part in the coup that brought Qadaffy to power in 1969. He became a prisoner of war in Chad in 1987. While held prisoner, he and his fellow officers formed a group hoping to overthrow Qadaffy, so it's kind of hard to describe him as a Qadaffy holdover. He was released around 1990 in a deal with the United States government and spent nearly two decades in the United States, gaining US citizenship. In 1993, while living in the United States, he was convicted in absentia of crimes against the Jamahiriya and sentenced to death. Haftar held a senior position in the anti-Qadaffy forces in the 2011 Libyan Civil War. In 2014 he was commander of the Libyan Army when the General National Congress (GNC) refused to give up power in accordance with its term of office. Haftar launched a campaign against the GNC and its Islamic fundamentalist allies. His campaign allowed elections to take place to replace the GNC, but then developed into a civil war. Guess you can't win them all...
's warplanes, deliberately targeted the factory or was an indiscriminate attack, it may constitute a war crime.
"The frontlines in Southern Tripoli are highly fluid. The dangers and direct consequences of foreign interference are increasingly evident. To fill gaps in manpower, there is growing involvement of mercenaries and fighters from foreign private military companies. The insertion of these experienced fighters has naturally led to an intensification in the violence. I am gravely worried by the expansion of artillery fire northwards into the city. Over the past days, the number of civilians killed and injured has been rising and many families are leaving the areas impacted by the shelling. A further escalation of ground fighting in these densely populated areas would lead to disastrous humanitarian consequences." Salame explained to Security Council member states.
He added that the use of air power and precision technology has become a dominant feature of an otherwise low intensity conflict.
"UNSMIL estimates the total number of dronezaps in support of Libyan National Army forces at well above 800 since the beginning of the conflict. The total number of dronezaps in support of the Government of National Accord is estimated at around 240. It is our judgment that the drone infrastructure and operations are facilitated by external parties to the conflict. There were also several incidents of precision Arclight airstrike
 ...KABOOM! ...
s conducted by unknown aircraft between September and November. In addition, the increasing use of unguided bombs in airstrikes conducted by Khalifa Haftar's forces in populated areas of Tripoli caused an increase in the number of civilian casualties." Salame remarked.
He added that reports indicate that everything from spare parts for fighter aircraft to tanks, from bullets to precision missiles, are being brought into Libya in support of different groups involved in the fighting.
Salame said Mitiga Airport remains closed and that it has been more than two and a half months now that this key outlet for the civilian population of Tripoli and Western Libya has been forced to shut due to indiscriminate shelling and airstrikes.
"Mitiga Airport needs to reopen as soon as possible. Together with the GNA Ministers of Interior and Transportation, I am working on a number of practical steps to achieve this goal, including the clear delineation between the civilian and military sections of the airport, as well as the establishment of a dedicated UN terminal." Salame said.
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