Ipse related to Libya

Tarek Megerisi

Inserted 2 months ago

“Haftar needs Wagner. Furthermore, while he's hosting them in Libya, [Wagner] can use its position to prop up operations in Syria, Sudan and elsewhere. It's a network. It's not just military support, either. They're using their position in eastern Libya to transport [illegal narcotic] Captagon from Syria, shift gold to evade sanctions, as well as help traffic migrants from southern Africa and as far away as Bangladesh. Libya is a hugely profitable area for Wagner.”

Aljazeera

Senior fellow at the European Council on Foreign Relations

25 Feb 2024 6 6

Omar Turbi

Inserted 7 months ago

“Dbeibah needs to go and he knows that he's been under pressure in the last couple of weeks. Dbeibah is squarely responsible for the meeting [between Foreign Minister Najla al-Mangoush and her Israeli counterpart Eli Cohen]. The PM had met with the Israeli Mossad even before speaking to Burns, and continued to do so with frequency. The US should have better sense than trying to normalise a relationship between Libya and Israel.”

Aljazeera

Former adviser to Libya’s transitional government after the overthrow of Muammar Gaddafi

28 Aug 2023 7 4

Emadeddin Badi

Inserted 1 year ago

“Urban warfare has its own logic, it's harmful both to civilian infrastructure and to people, so even if it isn't a long war, this conflict will be very destructive as we have already seen. The fighting could strengthen Haftar and those close to him. They stand to benefit from western Libya divisions and have a better negotiating position once the dust settles.”

Aljazeera

Expert on Libya and senior fellow at the Atlantic Council

28 Aug 2022 2 3

Malik Traina

Inserted 1 year ago

“What we need to understand is that in Libya, through a previous power-sharing agreement, there are two legislative houses. There's the parliament based in eastern Libya, and there's the high council of state in the west. The two legislative bodies are supposed to agree on a new government to replace the unity government of Prime Minister Abdel Hamid Dbeibeh. But the appointment of Bashagha [Fathi Bashagha] raised eyebrows regarding the transparency of the process. There was a lot of scepticism with regards to how transparent the vote was and how legitimate it was. Even the UN support mission voiced concerns that the vote of confidence in Bashagha was flawed. A lot of people see Bashagha as a traitor, who aligned himself with someone who has destroyed their homes and displaced hundreds of thousands of people. I've been talking to security officials and residents in Tripoli and what they're telling me is really that this was a message to those that are supporting Bashagha: You can't just come to Tripoli and assume power.”

Aljazeera

Al Jazeera's correspondent reporting from Tripoli

17 May 2022 7 4

Khaled al-Mishri

Inserted 1 year ago

“We affirm that the only solution to the current political impasse is a clear constitutional process on the basis of which elections are held, and in which the Libyan people renew their authority, in a peaceful and transparent manner.”

Aljazeera

Head of Libya’s High Council of State

17 May 2022 5 4

Jalel Harchaoui

Inserted 2 years ago

“Before February 24 [when the Russian invasion of Ukraine began], there was no indication that the clandestine Russian mission [in Libya] was withdrawing, shrinking, or anything of the sort. It was rather quiet. The Libyans who live near [Russian] bases got used to seeing some Russians at the grocery store. Some camps, bases, and air bases are known to be fully controlled by Russians. In those particular cases, even the LNA [Libyan National Army] itself sometimes needs to get permission before entering the base.”

Aljazeera

Libya specialist

15 Apr 2022 5 1

Malik Traina

Inserted 2 years ago

“The apparent assassination attempt on Dbeibah is a huge setback for Libya's credibility to ensure the safety of its officials and foreign delegates. This is going to have a long-term effect. Senior foreign officials were able in recent years to visit the war-hit country without any incident. Now, with the security forces not able to ensure even the prime minister safety, people might start second guessing whether Libya's security services can protect senior officials.”

Aljazeera

Al Jazeera's correspondent reporting from Tripoli

10 Feb 2022 4 3

Abdel Hakim Fanoush

Inserted 2 years ago

“The announcement of his [Abdulhamid Dbeibah] candidacy is what failed the vote in December. How could he be claiming to care about the vote?”

Aljazeera

Libyan political analyst

09 Feb 2022 2 2

Abdulhamid Dbeibah

Inserted 2 years ago

“I will not allow new transitional periods. We will not retreat from our role in government that we pledged to the people until elections are achieved. Naming a new prime minister would lead the country back to division and chaos.”

Aljazeera

Prime Minister of Libya

09 Feb 2022 1 1

Nagwan Soliman

Inserted 2 years ago

“In order to put Libya back on a peaceful transition path, the country needs a new national dialogue supported by the UN and the international community. It should bring together all Libyan stakeholders, including civil society, representatives of ethnic minorities (like the Amazigh and Tebu), marginalised areas (like Fezza) and marginalised groups (like women and youth) and seek to establish consensus on the electoral process, relevant lawmaking, transfer of power, and division of powers among state institutions.”

Aljazeera

Senior Fellow at the Alwaleed Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding in the Edmund A Walsh School of Foreign Service and Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security at Georgetown University

29 Dec 2021 7 2

Mohammed al-Wafi

Inserted 2 years ago

“We refuse to postpone the elections. I am talking about the opinion of the entire Libyan street. We, as citizens of the south [region], support holding the elections on time, frankly.”

Aljazeera

Resident of the Libyan capital Tripoli

24 Dec 2021 2 4

Mohamed El-Jadi

Inserted 2 years ago

“Our standard of living has dropped, our salaries haven't changed despite inflation and we're living in an unstable environment. The main players in the conflict, who mostly then decided to stand in the elections, knew they had little chance of winning. That's why they disrupted it.”

Aljazeera

Engineer in Benghazi Libya

24 Dec 2021 4 6

Ahmed Baiyed

Inserted 2 years ago

“I'm happy the presidential elections aren't happening. To hold elections, you have to have a foundation. Our foundation is a constitution. If we don't have a constitution that identifies what kind of governing system we have, and the powers a president has, how can we vote for a president?”

Aljazeera

Tripoli resident

24 Dec 2021 3 3

Adel Karmous

Inserted 2 years ago

“We were expecting that the elections weren't going to happen on December 24, but now setting a new date will also be a contentious issue. From a legal standpoint, the parliament must agree with the High Council of State on a new date. The question now is how long will the postponement be for? And will they come to an agreement on a constitutional framework?”

Aljazeera

Member of parliament in Libya

23 Dec 2021 3 4

Al Hadi al-Sagheer

Inserted 2 years ago

“After consulting the technical, judicial and security reports, we inform you of the impossibility of holding the elections on the date of December 24, 2021, provided for by the electoral law.”

Aljazeera

Chairman of the Libyan High National Electoral Commission

22 Dec 2021 2 4

Saeed Imgheib

Inserted 2 years ago

“Does Dbaiba, as the Minister of Defense and Prime Minister know that Tripoli is in danger? That the fuse of war in it is about to erupt, and that there are mourning tents that will be erected in its streets? The reason for the war is not an attack by Haftar's army, as he claimed and marketed previously, but because of his failed policies, his adherence to power, and the failure to fulfil his pledges. I ask God to protect our civilians in Tripoli and to take revenge on all those who are still paying the militias and mercenaries who terrorize the people at all times.”

Libyareview

Member of the Libyan Parliament

21 Dec 2021 6 4

Fadel Lamen

Inserted 2 years ago

“Some of us are trying to crystallise a new roadmap. There are different scenarios: a very short postponement, just a shift in the date to clarify the outstanding legal issues, such as a candidate's qualifications, or a longer six-month delay, but once you go for such a long delay anything can happen.”

Theguardian

Libyan leading presidential candidate

21 Dec 2021 3 4

Malik Traina

Inserted 2 years ago

“This is the first official sign [the High National Electoral Commission's document] that the elections are not going to be going through. The head of the electoral commission has ordered for the electoral committees and the administrative offices to go back to their positions before the elections as if the elections aren't going to happen. Basically what this means is that he's told the temporary workers and the administrators in the polling stations to stop their work, to put away all the election equipment.”

Aljazeera

Al Jazeera's correspondent reporting from Tripoli

21 Dec 2021 2 3

Candida Lobes

Inserted 2 years ago

“It is incomprehensible to me that a child like Ali, kind and with an incredibly gentle smile, had spent his entire life fleeing. And it is impossible to accept that a dedicated father had been left with no other choice but to embark with his children on a dangerous boat journey for a chance at their education. This is the shameful reality unfolding at European borders, where irresponsible and reckless migration policies force people like Moustafa and his family to risk their lives.”

Aljazeera

Humanitarian aid worker specialised in communications and advocacy, working with Doctors without Borders (MSF) since 2017

17 Dec 2021 6 3

Richard Norland

Inserted 2 years ago

“Refusing to go to the elections and mobilising to obstruct will only place the fate and future of the country at the mercy of those inside Libya and their external backers who prefer bullet power over ballot power.”

Theguardian

US ambassador to Libya

12 Dec 2021 (approx) 3 5

Hanan Salah

Inserted 2 years ago

“While there is some ambiguity around the elections laws and legal status, there is no ambiguity when it comes to the legal obligation of authorities in Libya to arrest and surrender Saif al-Islam Gaddafi to ICC [International Criminal Court] in the Hague where he is wanted for crimes against humanity. Gaddafi should be held accountable for the serious crimes that he allegedly committed during the 2011 uprising in a fair and transparent trial at the ICC.”

Aljazeera

Libya director at Human Rights Watch

16 Nov 2021 5 1

Emadeddin Badi

Inserted 2 years ago

“Gaddafi [Saif al-Islam Gaddafi] embodies vengeance and a return to an old era and regime.”

Aljazeera

Expert on Libya and senior fellow at the Atlantic Council

16 Nov 2021 4 4

Anas Gomati

Inserted 2 years ago

“He [Saif al-Islam Gaddafi] wants to rule Libyans. And to do that, he needs to activate a loyalist support base to ensure they're ready to fight when the time comes.”

Aljazeera

Director of the Sadeq Institute, a Tripoli-based think-tank focused on Libyan affairs

16 Nov 2021 3 3

Emmanuel Macron

Inserted 2 years ago

“The mercenary withdrawal plan must be implemented. Russia and Turkey must withdraw their mercenaries without delay.”

Aljazeera

President of France

12 Nov 2021 3 2

Malik Traina

Inserted 2 years ago

“They definitely seem [to be] moving forward a plan to get the elections to happen as scheduled. But there are other questions that remain unanswered, such as the legislative bodies - one of which is based in eastern Libya, and the other in western Libya. They're supposed to agree on a constitutional framework for these elections to happen, that includes who can run for president, what kind of powers does a president have.”

Aljazeera

Al Jazeera's correspondent

07 Nov 2021 6 3

Emadeddin Badi

Inserted 2 years ago

“Behind the scenes, there are increasingly overt tensions between political players… that are catalysed by the impeding electoral deadline of the 24th of December.”

Aljazeera

Libya expert - Analyst at the Geneva-based Global Initiative

07 Nov 2021 3 4

Fadel Lamen

Inserted 2 years ago

“The stability initiative aimed to put stability first and so postpone the elections on the grounds that Libya is not ready for them. We have to go ahead with the elections cognisant of the consequences of not holding them for the whole region.”

Theguardian

Former head of the Libyan-American council

24 Oct 2021 1 3

Malik Traina

Inserted 2 years ago

“Libyans are happy to see that Tripoli is safe enough for senior officials to arrive in their country. There is hope Libya will be recognised around the world as a sovereign and respectable country.”

Aljazeera

Al Jazeera's correspondent reporting from Tripoli

21 Oct 2021 2 2

Abdulhamid Dbeibah

Inserted 2 years ago

“We support the efforts of the higher election committee to hold (the vote) on the planned date. I call for a wide and effective participation of Libyans in the elections.”

Aljazeera

Prime Minister of Libya

21 Oct 2021 1 3

Mohamed Auajjar

Inserted 2 years ago

“All parties to the conflicts, including third states, foreign fighters and mercenaries, have violated international humanitarian law, in particular the principles of proportionality and distinction, and some have also committed war crimes. Civilians paid a heavy price during the 2019-2020 hostilities in Tripoli, as well as during other armed confrontations in the country since 2016. Airstrikes have killed dozens of families. The destruction of health-related facilities has impacted access to health care and anti-personnel mines left by mercenaries in residential areas have killed and maimed civilians.”

Theguardian

Chair of the independent fact-finding mission on Libya commissioned by the UN Human Rights Council

04 Oct 2021 7 5

Najla Mangoush

Inserted 2 years ago

“The reports are correct. There is a very modest start. We are still seeking a larger and comprehensive organisation for the exit of mercenaries.”

Reuters

Libya's Foreign Minister

03 Oct 2021 1 3

Luigi Di Maio

Inserted 2 years ago

“The elections are becoming increasingly important, particularly in light of the very real risk of inciting instability or even violence.”

Libyaobserver

Foreign minister of Italy

22 Sep 2021 3 3

Mohamed Eljarh

Inserted 2 years ago

“The HoR [House of Representatives] voted to withdraw confidence from the GNU [Government of National Unity] with 89 votes in favor out of 113 present. This is a major escalation on the part of the HoR at this critical juncture and will add to the confusion and uncertainty.”

Twitter

Consultant at Libya Outlook

21 Sep 2021 3 4

Jan Kubis

Inserted 2 years ago

“Not holding the elections could gravely deteriorate the situation in the country, could lead to division and conflict. I urge the Libyan actors to join forces and ensure inclusive, free, fair parliamentary and presidential elections, which are to be seen as the essential step in further stabilizing and uniting Libya.”

Libyaobserver

Head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya

10 Sep 2021 1 3

Malik Traina

Inserted 2 years ago

“This was a body created [by the UN] to help reach a consensus and bring about an agreement. They [the delegates] were meant to come up with a constitutional framework for elections to be held in December but they are deeply divided. Despite an interim government being appointed in February, each side was putting forward a different candidate. Libya is still divided over how to hold the elections in December.”

Aljazeera

Al Jazeera's correspondent reporting from Tripoli

03 Jul 2021 2 3

Max Tegmark

Inserted 2 years ago

“Killer robot proliferation has begun. It's not in humanity's best interest that cheap slaughterbots are mass-produced and widely available to anyone with an axe to grind. It's high time for world leaders to step up and take a stand.”

Twitter

Physicist, cosmologist and machine learning researcher. He is a professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the scientific director of the Foundational Questions Institute.

30 May 2021 5 3

Jalel Harchaoui

Inserted 2 years ago

“His finances have dried up and his hopes for territorial expansion in the west have been blocked. His foreign sponsors … have understood that the political process is the only possible solution.”

Aljazeera

Libya specialist

29 May 2021 1 2

Mahmoud Khalfallah

Inserted 2 years ago

“He [Khalifa Haftar] no longer enjoys the indisputable support of the tribes, who blame him for having involved their sons in a war in which many died for nothing. He knows they no longer trust him and that they would not give up their sons again for another war.”

Aljazeera

Libyan analyst

29 May 2021 1 2

Miloud el-Hajj

Inserted 2 years ago

“He [Khalifa Haftar] is hoping the elections will secure him a political victory after his military defeat. His tone and language have changed … He has dropped his military discourse.”

Aljazeera

International relations professor

29 May 2021 1 3

UN Security Council

Inserted 3 years ago

“The Security Council calls on all parties to implement the ceasefire agreement in full and urges member states to respect and support the full implementation of the agreement. The Security Council calls for full compliance with the UN arms embargo by all member states, in line with the relevant Security Council resolutions.”

Aljazeera

Statement by UN Security Council

13 Mar 2021 4 3

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“We affirm that the only solution to the current political impasse is a clear constitutional process on the basis of which elections are held, and in which the Libyan people renew their authority, in a peaceful and transparent manner.”

“The announcement of his [Abdulhamid Dbeibah] candidacy is what failed the vote in December. How could he be claiming to care about the vote?”

“I will not allow new transitional periods. We will not retreat from our role in government that we pledged to the people until elections are achieved. Naming a new prime minister would lead the country back to division and chaos.”

“We refuse to postpone the elections. I am talking about the opinion of the entire Libyan street. We, as citizens of the south [region], support holding the elections on time, frankly.”

“Our standard of living has dropped, our salaries haven't changed despite inflation and we're living in an unstable environment. The main players in the conflict, who mostly then decided to stand in the elections, knew they had little chance of winning. That's why they disrupted it.”

“I'm happy the presidential elections aren't happening. To hold elections, you have to have a foundation. Our foundation is a constitution. If we don't have a constitution that identifies what kind of governing system we have, and the powers a president has, how can we vote for a president?”

“After consulting the technical, judicial and security reports, we inform you of the impossibility of holding the elections on the date of December 24, 2021, provided for by the electoral law.”

“Refusing to go to the elections and mobilising to obstruct will only place the fate and future of the country at the mercy of those inside Libya and their external backers who prefer bullet power over ballot power.”

“Gaddafi [Saif al-Islam Gaddafi] embodies vengeance and a return to an old era and regime.”

“He [Saif al-Islam Gaddafi] wants to rule Libyans. And to do that, he needs to activate a loyalist support base to ensure they're ready to fight when the time comes.”

“The mercenary withdrawal plan must be implemented. Russia and Turkey must withdraw their mercenaries without delay.”

“Behind the scenes, there are increasingly overt tensions between political players… that are catalysed by the impeding electoral deadline of the 24th of December.”

“The stability initiative aimed to put stability first and so postpone the elections on the grounds that Libya is not ready for them. We have to go ahead with the elections cognisant of the consequences of not holding them for the whole region.”

“Libyans are happy to see that Tripoli is safe enough for senior officials to arrive in their country. There is hope Libya will be recognised around the world as a sovereign and respectable country.”

“We support the efforts of the higher election committee to hold (the vote) on the planned date. I call for a wide and effective participation of Libyans in the elections.”

“The reports are correct. There is a very modest start. We are still seeking a larger and comprehensive organisation for the exit of mercenaries.”

“The elections are becoming increasingly important, particularly in light of the very real risk of inciting instability or even violence.”

“The HoR [House of Representatives] voted to withdraw confidence from the GNU [Government of National Unity] with 89 votes in favor out of 113 present. This is a major escalation on the part of the HoR at this critical juncture and will add to the confusion and uncertainty.”

“Killer robot proliferation has begun. It's not in humanity's best interest that cheap slaughterbots are mass-produced and widely available to anyone with an axe to grind. It's high time for world leaders to step up and take a stand.”

“His finances have dried up and his hopes for territorial expansion in the west have been blocked. His foreign sponsors … have understood that the political process is the only possible solution.”

“He [Khalifa Haftar] no longer enjoys the indisputable support of the tribes, who blame him for having involved their sons in a war in which many died for nothing. He knows they no longer trust him and that they would not give up their sons again for another war.”

“He [Khalifa Haftar] is hoping the elections will secure him a political victory after his military defeat. His tone and language have changed … He has dropped his military discourse.”

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