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2020-09-07 Africa North
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Conflict Within GNA Frozen Since Bashagha's Reinstatement to Power
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[LIBYAREVIEW] The Prime Minister of the Government of National Accord (GNA), Fayez al-Sarraj, reinstated Interior Minister Fathi Bashagha after a six-day suspension. Since Bashagha’s reinstatement, the UN-backed government’s internal clash pitting al-Sarraj and his powerful vice-president Ahmed Maiteeq against Bashagha has been frozen for the time being.Bashagha’s suspension was due to al-Sarraj suspecting him to have opened the way for demonstrators to protest corruption and the deterioration of living conditions 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...
. Pro-Sarraj bandidos gunnies had to intervene violent mostly peacefully to disperse the anti-government protests, something that deeply shocked the Interior Minister who was at the time on a visit to The Sick Man of Europe Turkey
 ...Qatar's satrapy in Asia Minor...
Since Sunday, August 30, protests over worsening living conditions and corruption have escalated in Tripoli. Armed forces have used gunfire to disperse demonstrators, and the GNA has imposed a 24-hour curfew for four days to curb the protests.
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The dispute between al-Sarraj and Bashagha appears to be about the role of militias in the country’s security apparatus. While recognising that militias have weakened and infiltrated state structures, the PM wants to reward them by virtue of the blood tribute they paid in the war against the Libyan National Army (LNA) of 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. Actually, he is, but slowly...
Bashagha, despite being a patron of bandidos gunnies in the powerful Misrata, seeks to demobilise these formations as quickly as possible in Tripoli without granting them more power.
Analysts also see a reflection of international powerplays in the dispute that pits the Interior Minister who is close to Turkey and al-Sarraj who is influenced by the United States and had ultimately acknowledged the extent of the LNA’s siege of Tripoli.
Given the numerical and qualitative weakness of militias supporting Bashagha, mainly al-Radaa which is led by a Salafi Islamist called Abdul Rauf Kara, compared to numerous militias beholden to Tripoli and backing al-Sarraj, including the powerful al-Nawasi brigade, analysts and diplomats believe that an actual showdown between the two parties to the dispute is unlikely.
The truth is that in recent days, military supplies have continued to arrive to the east, especially in Sirte and al-Jufra, in support of the Libyan National Army. In fact, many expect the truce announced in recent weeks to be soon rejected, and that Haftar’s forces will sooner or later return to attack those who defend Tripoli.
The only clear takeaway from Bashagha’s suspension is that the GNA’s PM has asserted that he is the one in charge in Tripoli and that he will not let his Interior Minister cross him. 
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