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On August 20th, protests took place in al-Zawiyah, west of Tripoli, by citizens unhappy with the Government of National Accord’s (GNA) leadership.
https://twitter.com/HasairiOuais/status/1296538349172396047
To quench the protests, an unknown group shot live rounds in their direction. There’s a video of the incident.
https://twitter.com/HasairiOuais/status/1296564278267383808
This is not surprising, since the GNA, being incapable of enforcing its own authority, employs all sorts of militants to “assist” it, so it is no surprise if terrorists shoot at protesters to “restore calm.”
In Sirte, supporters of Saif al-Islam Gaddafi were demonstrating on the street, and nobody shot at them in the city under Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar’s forces control.
https://twitter.com/HasairiOuais/status/1296481733970403328
There is still no fighting for Sirte, all anywhere around Libya currently. Libyan National Army (LNA) spokesperson Brigadier General Ahmed al-Mesmari said that Qatar and Turkey were hard at work recruiting extremists to be deployed and fight in Libya.
المسماري للعربية: قطر وتركيا تعملان على تجنيد المتطرفين وإرسالهم لليبيا #العربية_عاجل https://t.co/a1vIGVFnOW
— العربية عاجل (@AlArabiya_Brk) August 19, 2020
He warned that if actions weren’t taken, the Libyan conflict could be a regional war.
المسماري للعربية: المعركة في ليبيا قد تتحول إلى معركة إقليمية #العربية_عاجل https://t.co/a1vIGVFnOW
— العربية عاجل (@AlArabiya_Brk) August 19, 2020
Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar recently met with the Egyptian head of Military intelligence Brigadier General Khalid Mogawer.
Marshal haftar earlier meeting with the Egyptian head of Mil intelligence Brigadier Gen Khalid Mogawer. https://t.co/n0DOsh3NhV
— 𝔗𝔥𝔬𝔱𝔥🇪🇬 (@TheEgyAnalysis) August 18, 2020
It is unclear what the discussion was, but LNA spokesperson al-Mesmari said that the Haftar’s forces would not accept to turn Sirte and al-Jufra into a demilitarized zone.
مصادر العربية: الجيش الليبي يرفض أن تكون سرت والجفرة مناطق معزولة #العربية_عاجل https://t.co/a1vIGVFnOW
— العربية عاجل (@AlArabiya_Brk) August 19, 2020
Egypt reportedly also told Haftar that it is against any separation of Libya and turning any areas into demilitarized zones to separate West from East, and that sovereignty and integrity must be kept.
مصادر العربية: مصر أبلغت حفتر رفضها لتقسيم ليبيا #العربية_عاجل https://t.co/a1vIGVFnOW
— العربية عاجل (@AlArabiya_Brk) August 19, 2020
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