No Result
View All Result
Tuesday, September 26, 2023
24 °c
Tripoli
24 ° Wed
25 ° Thu
24 ° Fri
24 ° Sat
  • Advertising
  • Contact
LibyaHerald
 
  • Home
  • Libya
  • Business
  • Opinion
  • Magazine
  • Advertising
  • Login
  • Register
SUBSCRIBE
  • Home
  • Libya
  • Business
  • Opinion
  • Magazine
  • Advertising
  • Login
  • Register
No Result
View All Result
LibyaHerald
No Result
View All Result
Home Libya

Military commanders gathering in Marj to discuss Presidency Council

byMichel Cousins
April 3, 2016
Reading Time: 2 mins read
A A
Military commanders gathering in Marj to discuss Presidency Council

after

12
SHARES
52
VIEWS
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

By Ajnadin Mustafa.

after
Hafter with Ageela Saleh, Saiqa commander Wanis Bukhamada (left) and Chief of Staff Major-General Abdul Razzaq Al-Nazhuri (right) (Photo: LNA)

Tripoli, 3 April 2016:

Regular armed forces commanders from eastern Libya and a number from the south and west are reported . . .[restrict]to have have gathered in Marj today for discussions with General Khalifa Hafter and the army’s high command about the situation in the country since the arrival of the UN-endorsed Presidency Council in Tripoli.

They include the head of the Libyan National Army’s western Operations Room, Colonel Idris Madi, who flew into Benina airbase yesterday. He was briefed there about the situation in Benghazi by Brigadier-General Abdussalam Al-Hassi who took over the local operations room last December.

No statement was expected from the meeting and an army spokesman refused to confirm or deny that it was taking place.  The only meeting he would confirm was that today between Hafter and HoR  President Ageela Saleh.  However, according to army sources, the aim the commanders’ gathering was to rally the armed forces behind the House of Representatives’ president Ageela Saleh and ensure that commanders and units do not start working with the Presidency Council and prime minister-designate Faiez Serraj until he and the Government of National Accord are approved by the HoR.

RELATED POSTS

Eastern Libya authorities must lift restrictions on journalists: Amnesty International

Top law firm joins new British Libyan Business Association

Those meeting in Marj were said to include a number of Zintani military leaders opposed to the GNA who allegedly claim that it is controlled by the Misrata and the Muslim Brotherhood.

Confirmation that the LNA would not support Serraj until the GNA was approved by the HoR came today from one of Hafter’s top commanders.

There were no contacts with Serraj, he said, asking not to be named. “We have the parliament [the HoR] and they are responsible for the politics. We are not interested in politics. We only care about fighting Daesh in Sirte and different places,” he said.

The armed forces would “clear out” Sirte, Misrata and Tripoli after the liberation of Benghazi, he claimed.

Asked how the LNA could enter Tripoli with no contacts, he said that “we have army contacts; but not militias. They will appear at the right time.” The country was indivisible, and the LNA would liberate it, he insisted.

Hafter himself is known to be opposed to the GNA, although so far he has refused to make any public statement on the matter.

As confirmed by the LNA’s media office, however, he and two of his main commanders, Major General Saqr Geroushi and Colonel Wanis Bukhamada, held talks in Marj with HoR President Ageela Saleh today. Yesterday, while in the town, Saleh also met with Hafter’s political ally, boycotting Presidency Council member Ali Gatrani, as well as Cyrenaican tribal leaders, mayors and members of the HoR, and together insisted there would be no dealings with the Presidency Council and the GNA until it was approved by the HoR.

At that meeting there was also a demand that the Presidency Council go to Tobruk to present the new government to the HoR.  It is now reported that Serraj and the rest of the Council intend to do so. [/restrict]

 
Tags: featuredKhalifa HafterLibyaPresidency Council
Share5Tweet3Share1

Related Posts

Jordan sends third humanitarian relief plane to aid in Libya Storm Daniel disaster
Libya

Jordan sends third humanitarian relief plane to aid in Libya Storm Daniel disaster

September 26, 2023
Qatar delivers 267 tons of humanitarian aid to Libya’s Storm Daniel hit areas in eight flights
Libya

Qatar delivers 267 tons of humanitarian aid to Libya’s Storm Daniel hit areas in eight flights

September 25, 2023
UAE’s Libya humanitarian air bridge delivers 622 tons in 28 flights benefiting 6,386 families stricken by Storm Daniel
Libya

UAE’s Libya humanitarian air bridge delivers 622 tons in 28 flights benefiting 6,386 families stricken by Storm Daniel

September 25, 2023
Attorney General orders arrests at Jumhouria bank branch for embezzlement
Libya

Public Prosecutor orders pretrial detention of 16 officials complicit in Derna dams disaster

September 25, 2023
UNSMIL: Warring parties invited to begin negotiations on 29 September
Libya

UNSMIL head Bathily calls on polarised Libyan political entities to follow their citizen’s lead by unifying post the Derna disaster

September 24, 2023
Libya’s eastern government meets Egyptian companies to discuss post Storm Daniel reconstruction
Libya

Eastern Libyan government calls for international reconstruction conference for Flood Daniel hit areas

September 24, 2023
Next Post

PC/GNA freezes bank accounts of all state ministries and institutions

US releases last two Libyans from Guantanamo, sends them to Senegal

 

Advertise on LibyaHerald

Reach thousands of our site visitors daily

240 x 400px

Advertise Here
ADVERTISEMENT

Top Stories

  • UN’s Derna overview: Officially, only 3,958 confirmed dead and 40,000 displaced

    UN’s Derna overview: Officially, only 3,958 confirmed dead and 40,000 displaced

    74 shares
    Share 34 Tweet 17
  • Civil Aviation Authority concludes meetings with Turkish Civil Aviation team inspecting airports for possible return of Turkish airliners

    63 shares
    Share 29 Tweet 14
  • EU Copernicus satellite images of Flood Daniel hit Libya released

    57 shares
    Share 26 Tweet 13
  • Greater Tripoli Municipalities discuss the region’s main river valley, sound alarm of possible disaster

    100 shares
    Share 72 Tweet 12
  • Eastern Libyan government calls for international reconstruction conference for Flood Daniel hit areas

    45 shares
    Share 18 Tweet 11
LibyaHerald

The Libya Herald first appeared on 17 February 2012 – the first anniversary of the Libyan Revolution. Since then, it has become a favourite go-to source on news about Libya, for many in Libya and around the world, regularly attracting millions of hits.

Recent News

Jordan sends third humanitarian relief plane to aid in Libya Storm Daniel disaster

Qatar delivers 267 tons of humanitarian aid to Libya’s Storm Daniel hit areas in eight flights

Sitemap

  • Why subscribe?
  • Terms & Conditions
  • FAQs
  • Copyright & Intellectual Property Rights
  • Subscribe now

Newsletters

    Be the first to know latest important news & events directly to your inbox.

    Sending ...

    By signing up, I agree to our TOS and Privacy Policy.

    © 2022 LibyaHerald - Powered by Sparx Solutions.

    No Result
    View All Result
    • Login
    • Sign Up
    • Cart
    • Libya
    • Business
    • Advertising
    • About us
    • BusinessEye Magazine
    • Letters
    • Features
    • Why subscribe?
    • FAQs
    • Contact

    © 2022 LibyaHerald - Powered by Sparx Solutions.

    Welcome Back!

    Sign In with Facebook
    Sign In with Linked In
    OR

    Login to your account below

    Forgotten Password? Sign Up

    Create New Account!

    Sign Up with Facebook
    Sign Up with Linked In
    OR

    Fill the forms bellow to register

    *By registering into our website, you agree to the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy.
    All fields are required. Log In

    Retrieve your password

    Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

    Log In
    This website uses cookies. By continuing to use this website you are giving consent to cookies being used. Visit our Privacy and Cookie Policy.
    Are you sure want to unlock this post?
    Unlock left : 0
    Are you sure want to cancel subscription?