Earlier today, Haftar forces declared their control of the area extending from Boukmash, 100 km west of the Libyan capital, till the Ras Gdair border crossing.
Also earlier, Libya’s eastern Es Sider oil export port stopped working due to clashes nearby, an oil official said.
The Ras Lanuf port east of Es Sider is still working, the official said, while the al-Waha Oil Company running the Es Sider port had halted work.
Omar al-Sanki, interior minister of the recognized government, said his forces had seized the western Ras Jdir border crossing, the main gateway into Tunisia.
But a Libyan border official and the mayor of Zuwara, a town east of Ras Jdir, denied this.
“Our forces...are still in control of Ras Jdir and it is not true that the borders have been taken by the army of tribes -LNA,” said the mayor, Hafed Juma.
He said war planes belonging to the eastern-based government had attacked their positions, killing four people.
Also on Sunday, a commander of Libya’s air force said a number of areas in east and west Libya have been “liberated,” according to Al Arabiya News Channel..................Reuters....................http://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/middle-east/2014/12/14/Libya-s-Es-Sider-oil-export-port-closed-due-to-clashes-.html
14/12/14
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Egypt reissues security warning to nationals in Libya after 2 killed...
ReplyDeleteThe Egyptian foreign ministry has renewed its warning to nationals in Libya following the death of two Egyptians on Sunday, Al-Ahram Arabic news website reported.
The ministry called upon Egyptians in Libya to be cautious and stay away from places where armed clashes take place.
Assistant to the Foreign Minister for Consular Matters and Egyptians Abroad. Ambassador Amr Moawad, renewed a warning for Egyptians against traveling to Libya.
He added that in urgent cases, Egyptians should get a visa from the Libyan embassy in Cairo, to avoid being deported from Libya.
Two Egyptian workers were killed and four injured on Sunday during clashes between the Libyan army and Fajr Libya forces on the Coastal Road of the Ras Ajdir crossing on the western border with Tunisia.........http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/1/64/117940/Egypt/Politics-/Egypt-reissues-security-warning-to-nationals-in-Li.aspx
15/12/14
EU releases emergency funds for humanitarian assistance to Libya...
ReplyDeleteThe European Commission is giving €2 million in emergency funding to assist scores of Libyans who have been forced to flee their homes because of worsening violence in the country.
The funding will provide essential humanitarian assistance and protection to the most vulnerable people affected by the conflict. It will be used to provide food, shelter, medical assistance and psycho-social support. The approaching winter will also increase the need for warm clothing, heaters and insulated shelter.
“It is clear that there are huge needs and the emergency aid we are providing can be a lifeline to some of the most vulnerable families caught up in the conflict," said the EU Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Management Christos Stylianides.
“The fighting has had a severe impact on the lives of civilians, with houses and infrastructure destroyed, basic services severely disrupted and shortages of medical supplies. People forced to leave areas of conflict are finding it hard to access food and basic needs – which is why the aid we are providing now is so crucial.”
It is estimated that nearly 400000 people have been displaced due to fighting in Libya since May this year. The country’s political crisis has continued to deepen, despite repeated calls for a ceasefire. Clashes have occurred in both the east and west of the country, spreading to the south in October and November.
The worsening security situation has hampered humanitarian access.Most international aid workers have left the country, leaving local personnel to cope with an increased workload and a rapidly deteriorating humanitarian environment....................http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_IP-14-2841_en.htm?locale=en
22/12/14
Libya may become ‘next Syria,’ warns foreign minister ...
ReplyDeleteLibya, torn by a growing political divide that threatens to engulf its oilfields, could become the next Syria if it does not patch its divided government and get help battling Islamic militants, the country’s foreign minister said on Tuesday, according to Reuters news agency.
“If we don’t do the right thing now, in two years’ time we could have - hopefully not - a repeat of what happened in Syria in 2014 because the international community didn’t react adequately,” Foreign Minister Mohamed Dayri said.
Dayri represents the internationally recognized government in eastern Libya, which is locked in an increasingly violent struggle for power with a rival faction, known as Libya Dawn that seized control in the capital of Tripoli in August.
Dayri repeated his government believes that forces attacking the oil facilities included elements of Ansar al-Sharia.
The United States has designated Ansar al-Sharia as a terrorist group and accuses it of involvement in the deadly September 2012 attack on the U.S. diplomatic compound in Benghazi, Libya.
Asked whether he was worried that Libya was not high on the list of U.S. President Barack Obama’s priorities, the foreign minister said, “I do worry about that.”............http://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/middle-east/2014/12/24/FM-Without-help-Libya-could-become-next-Syria.html
24/12/14