International silence raises doubts about Haftar-Maitig oil deal
The agreement appears to be on hold because of the opposition of prominent figures in Fayez al-Sarraj’s Government of National Accord (GNA).
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Russian officers train Syrian mercenaries and send them to support Haftar’s army
The Turkish news agency Anadolu has accused Russia of sending several hundred Syrian mercenaries to eastern Libya.
Anadolu claims that according to local sources, about four hundred Syrians have already arrived in Libya. It is reported that all these people are mercenaries and were trained in a special camp near the Syrian city of Kamyshly. The Turkish agency claims that the instructors for the Syrian fighters were Russian officers. After training, all the cadets were sent to Khmeimim, and from there they were transferred to Libya.
Mali Update: Stand-Off
On September 21, the military junta that overthrew the Mali government of President Ibrahim Keita announced a transitional government. It is headed by retired Colonel Bah N’Daw, with junta leader Colonel Assimi Goïta as his vice president.
USS Tripoli arrives in San Diego, will carry Marine Corps’ new age fighting aircraft
After a trip around South America, the USS Tripoli has arrived in San Diego and will be used to deploy Marines and their aircraft worldwide.
The America Class amphibious assault ship – the only one of its kind in San Diego – was virtually commissioned July 15 at its shipyard in Pascagoula, Miss. The ship arrived in San Diego on Sept. 18.
Opec member Libya edges closer to reopening its battered oil sector
LIBYA moved closer to reopening its battered oil industry after the state energy firm said it would resume exports, though only from fields and ports that are free of foreign mercenaries and other fighters.
Al-Mishri rejects Haftar-Mitig Libyan oil deal
The Head of the High Council of State Khalid Al-Mishri rejected Sunday the deal made by the member of the Presidential Council Ahmed Mitig and Khalifa Haftar’s son Khalid to resume oil production and exports, saying in a letter to the Presidential Council Head and members – two days after the deal was announced – that the deal violated Libyan Political Agreement laws.
Defense Ministry in Tripoli refused to obey the Libyan Government
The readiness to accept any decision of the Libyan government, except for the one in which Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar participates, was expressed by the plenipotentiary Minister of Defense in the Government of National Accord (GNA) Salah ad-Din al-Nimrush on September 20, learned BulgarianMilitary.com citing the press service of the Ministry of Defense in Tripoli statement.
Calls for More Protests in Tripoli, Benghazi to ‘Save Libya’ from Corruption
Residents of the Libyan capital, Tripoli, and eastern city of Benghazi have called for peaceful protests on Monday against “all forms of corruption” and the “toppling of all political bodies.”
Western Libya Political Figures Appear to Nix Oil Deal
Opposition from top political figures in Libya’s U.N.-backed government in Tripoli to a deal announced Friday to resume the country’s oil production appears to have put the agreement on hold, at least for the moment.
Bloomberg: Al-Sarraj has rejected Libyan oil deal between Haftar and Mitig
Bloomberg said the Head of the Presidential Council Fayez Al-Sarraj didn’t accept the deal reached between the member of Presidential Council Ahmed Mitig and Khalifa Haftar to lift the 8-month long oil blockade, according to a top aide of Al-Sarraj, casting further doubt on an imminent resumption of production.