MOA takre on this - Libya - From Ghaddafi To Hafter Archived Message
Posted by MikeD on April 7, 2019, 10:01 am, in reply to "Libya: Who is Khalida Haftar and why does he want to take Tripoli? |"
Libya - From Ghaddafi To Hafter Libya is back in the news as the so called Libyan National Army under General Hafter is moving to attack Tripoli. How did we get here? https://www.moonofalabama.org/2019/04/libya-from-ghaddafi-to-hafter.html#more ...Hafter has open support from France, the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Russia. The Trump administration is not interested to step into the mess. Hafter is an old CIA asset and if he takes control there is a good chance that the U.S. will have influence over him. As long as Libyan oil flows and keeps the global oil price down Trump will be happy. Russia is trying to stay in the background to not give the anti-Russian forces in Washington an excuse to intervene. The Muslim Brothers, supported by Turkey and Qatar, are still in play in Misrata but have otherwise lost their influence on the ground. Hafter and his troops seem to have nearly all advantages on their side. Their supply route from Benghazi through the south towards Tripoli is too long, but France is helping to protect it by keeping rebels from Chad and Mali in Libya's south under control. The Egyptian air force may well help again and destroy whatever planes Misrata has left. But war is unpredictable and militia in Libya have often changed sides on a moment's notice...
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