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Africa North
Tuareg Tribal Leaders Affirm their Support of Dbaiba's Government in Libya
2021-03-21
[LIBYAREVIEW] On Saturday, the notables and leaders of the Tuareg tribes in Libya held a meeting in Ubari city. During this meeting they agreed to unify the Social and Supreme Councils in a single body, provided that all practical and final arrangements will be made within a maximum period of two months.

In a statement, the tribal Sheikhs affirmed their support for the Government of National Unity (GNU), headed by Abdulamid Dbaiba, in its work to establish the foundations of peace and reconciliation in all parts of Libya.

The Tuareg notables also called on the GNU to urgently fulfil its obligations to alleviate the suffering of all Libyans, especially the southern tribes.

The GNU, selected through a United Nations
...an idea whose time has gone...
 (UN)-supported process, is the latest internationally backed bid to end a decade of chaos in the North African nation and unite rival administrations.

Libya descended into conflict after long-time ruler Muammar Qadaffy
...The late megalomaniac dictator of Libya, admired everywhere for his garish costumes, funny hats, harem of cutie bodyguards, and incoherent ravings. As far as is known, he is the only person who's ever declared jihad on Switzerland...
 was toppled and killed in a NATO
...the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. A single organization with differing goals, equipment, language, doctrine, and structure....
-backed uprising in 2011, with an array of forces battling to fill the void.

Posted by:Fred

#16  For some reason the server where my links are stored is down, though it wasn’t when I commented. My apologies.
Posted by: trailing wife   2021-03-21 23:41  

#15  Moor is a general category for North African in the European view, b. daniel, during the Moslem invasions of Spain a thousand years ago and more, the Tuaregs were freer than city Arabs to go a-conquering.

There were two waves of Berber/Tuareg invasion of the Spanish peninsula: the first wave came over under an Umayyad general in 711 to conquer the Visigoths, then a second wave starting in 1085, Tuaregs invited by the effete, citified descendants of the first wave facing the Spanish reconquest.
Posted by: trailing wife   2021-03-21 23:23  

#14  Yeah, you know your people are finished when they name an SUV after you
Posted by: Bubba Thrinelet2498   2021-03-21 22:32  

#13  The Tuaregs mainly dwelt in the Sahara desert, and had no connection with Spain at all. They controlled trade routes through the central Sahara until the French took over the area. The first hit they received was when the French formed separate countries each of which controlled parts of the Sahara in each of which the Tuaregs were a small minority. The second hit was when those countries gained independence, at which time their central governments mostly were very unfriendly to the Tuaregs. Conflicts between the Tuaregs and those governments, the war in Libya and some natural disasters have left most Tuaregs as paupers in refugee camps.
Posted by: daniel    2021-03-21 22:05  

#12  Or, to the "Nick"!!
Posted by: Clem   2021-03-21 21:49  

#11  au Grand Chateau
Posted by: Ebboluth Slainter9624   2021-03-21 21:48  

#10  Sarkozy going to the big house, isn't he?
Posted by: Clem   2021-03-21 21:45  

#9  "Like now"
Posted by: Frank G   2021-03-21 21:38  

#8  ^^^^ Ooops unless that was your point!
Posted by: DooDahMan   2021-03-21 21:23  

#7  ^^ That's Macron.
Posted by: DooDahMan   2021-03-21 21:22  

#6  Still not married to his Mom elementary school teacher, like now
Posted by: Frank G   2021-03-21 20:26  

#5  How's Nicky Sarkozy doing lately?
Posted by: Clem   2021-03-21 20:15  

#4  I wonder if you are not thinking about the Moors, rather than the Tuareg.
Posted by: b   2021-03-21 19:43  

#3  Whoa, forgot about him. Thought it was hotels.com's Captain Obvious, promoting an edgier line of urban hipster properties
Posted by: Galactic Coordinator Omereting8085   2021-03-21 16:55  

#2  I imagine the Tuareg population took a hit when the Christians reconquered Spain.
Posted by: trailing wife   2021-03-21 16:41  

#1  The nomadic Tuareg comprise less than two percent of Libya's population and have no impact on the dominant north (Cyrenaica, Teipolitania).
Posted by: b   2021-03-21 07:38  

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