[Libya Observer] The Head of the Presidential Council Fayez al-Sarraj said Thursday that post-April 04 situation is going to be completely different from before it, referring to the date of the kickoff 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. 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 attack on 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...
In a meeting with his cabinet in Tripoli, al-Sarraj said the Presidential Council did not finish off the political process but on the contrary, it called for it, however; Haftar destroyed it and damaged the social fabric in Libya among other things.
"Any talks about ceasefire in Tripoli is tied to the immediate pullout of Haftar's attacking forces and their return to their previous positions." al-Sarraj remarked.
He hailed the forces under his government's command for defending the civil state and said things on the ground point to a great advantage for the Libyan Army forces under his government's command.
"The government officials must go on media to speak loudly and clearly about their stance toward the offensive against Tripoli. I have seen some hesitation by some regarding this point." al-Sarraj added, saying: "it's a shame that our young men are dying on the frontlines and we are lacking courage to go on TV and name things in black and white."