Militia fight
The military reinforcements to Tajoura came at the behest of militias affiliated with Bashir Khalaf Allah, known as"the cow"in extending its influence to sites under militia control "Martyr Sabriah" in Tripoliincluding Tajoura, who threatens the outbreak of a military confrontation.
Some residents left their sites near militia concentration areas amid calls for calm by local councils and notables from the region.
This comes after clashes with medium and heavy weapons in the city of Al-Ajailat, near Tripoli, in western Libya, between militias affiliated with the outgoing national unity government led by Abdul Hamid al-Dabaiba, in a new indication of the threat to ceasefire agreement signed two years ago.
Fearing for the lives of the students, the city council announced the suspension of studies until further notice and the Red Crescent has called on residents to stay in their homes.
New meeting in Egypt
At the same time, Cairo is hosting a new meeting between the Presidents of the Libyan House of Representatives Aqeela Saleh And the Supreme Council of State, Khaled Al-Mashri, to discuss contentious issues between the two sides, especially regarding the constitutional norm and the law necessary to conduct the faltering elections.
The two parties are trying to reach a consensus on the constitutional basis on which the elections will be held, on the electoral law and on the conditions for candidacy, especially with regard to military personnel and dual citizenship.
The disagreement between the two sides on these points is one of the most important reasons stated for the non-conduct of the parliamentary and presidential elections, scheduled for December 2021.
and position indicator "Sky News Arabia" From Libyan sources, it is probable that during the meeting of Saleh and Al-Mashri sponsored by the UN mission in Libya:
• Agree to open the door to presidential candidacy for all Libyans without exception.
• Strive to form a unified government and unify institutions and sovereign positions.
• Overcome controversial points and transfer them to the next parliament, such as the issue of dual nationality and military candidates in presidential elections.
The status quo
Libya has seen a political stalemate since the failed elections in 2021, and this has its reasons, the most important of which are:
• The House of Representatives and the High Council of State disagree on the constitutional basis.
• The decision of the House of Representatives to entrust the task of the February elections to a new government, led by the former interior minister Fathi Bashaghaamid allegations that Tripoli’s current government was behind the disruption of elections to maintain power.
• Dabaiba refused to hand over power to the new government and the militias who supported him prevented the pashagha from entering the capital to carry out his work.
• All of this led to what was called "The crisis of the two governments"One in Tripoli and the other in Sirte, each of which has militias backing it up, and sometimes clashing over guns.
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The militiamen closed the coastal road of the city, and for hours they fired bullets from light and medium weapons, according to “Sky News Arabia” sources.
Militia fight
The military reinforcements in Tajoura were the result of the desire of the militias affiliated with Bashir Khalaf Allah, known as “The Cow”, to extend their influence in places under the control of the “Martyr Sabrieh” militia in Tripoliincluding Tajoura, who threatens the outbreak of a military confrontation.
Some residents left their sites near militia concentration zones amid calls for calm from local councils and regional notables.
This comes after clashes with medium and heavy weapons in the city of Al-Ajailat, near Tripoli, in western Libya, between militias affiliated with the outgoing national unity government led by Abdul Hamid al-Dabaiba, in a new indication of the threat to ceasefire agreement signed two years ago.
Fearing for the lives of the students, the city council announced the suspension of studies until further notice and the Red Crescent has called on residents to stay in their homes.
New meeting in Egypt
At the same time, Cairo is hosting a new meeting between the Presidents of the Libyan House of Representatives Aqeela Saleh And the Supreme Council of State, Khaled Al-Mashri, to discuss contentious issues between the two sides, especially regarding the constitutional norm and the law necessary to conduct the faltering elections.
The two parties are trying to reach a consensus on the constitutional basis on which the elections will be held, on the electoral law and on the conditions for candidacy, especially with regard to military personnel and dual citizenship.
The disagreement between the two sides on these points is one of the most important reasons stated for the non-conduct of the parliamentary and presidential elections, scheduled for December 2021.
And “Sky News Arabia” has learned from Libyan sources that it is likely that during the meeting between Saleh and Al-Mashri, sponsored by the UN mission in Libya:
• Agree to open the door to presidential candidacy for all Libyans without exception.
• Strive to form a unified government and unify institutions and sovereign positions.
• Overcome controversial points and transfer them to the next parliament, such as the issue of dual nationality and military candidates in presidential elections.
The status quo
Libya has seen a political stalemate since the failed elections in 2021, and this has its reasons, the most important of which are:
• The House of Representatives and the High Council of State disagree on the constitutional basis.
• The decision of the House of Representatives to entrust the task of the February elections to a new government, led by the former interior minister Fathi Bashaghaamid allegations that Tripoli’s current government was behind the disruption of elections to maintain power.
• Dabaiba refused to hand over power to the new government and the militias who supported him prevented the pashagha from entering the capital to carry out his work.
• All of this has resulted in what has been dubbed the “crisis of two governments”, one in Tripoli and the other in Sirte, each of which has militias backing it up and sometimes clashing over weapons.
