Libya PM Says Foreigners Are Arming Strongman’s Tripoli Push
By Samer Al-Atrush
The leader of Libya’s internationally recognized government said foreign backers have been arming strongman Khalifa Haftar since he launched an offensive to take the capital, Tripoli, and warned of a proxy war.
Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj declined to identify the countries. But states including Egypt, the United Arab Emirates and Russia have provided weapons in the past to the leader of the self-styled Libyan National Army, the country’s largest and most organized force.
The offensive, launched about two weeks ago, has stalled on Tripoli’s outskirts, and efforts to mediate a truce have been unsuccessful. Sarraj says he won’t negotiate until Haftar withdraws his forces, and that he’s disappointed by the muted international reaction to the assault.
Read more at: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-04-22/libya-s-sarraj-says-haftar-s-foreign-backers-arming-offensive
The article goes on to state, Russia and the US stymied a ceasefire deal at the UN Security Council.
WTH??
