Tuesday, June 18, 2019

If a significant war ever broke out in the Middle East, Libya's anarchy is not far away.

"The Libya Observer" (click here) is awash with chaos.

13 June 2019
by Anelise Borges

Once again (click here) Libya is a country at war. For the third time since the fall of strongman Muammar Gaddafi warlords and their militias are battling over the ruins of the country.

Now, in addition to the thousands of refugees trapped by a European Union deal that blocked the Mediterranean frontier, Libyan families find themselves their livelihoods and lives threatened by war....

Ah, yes, the sounds of neverending war. Peace talks have broken down. Tripoli is under siege and the Western government continues to try to piece authority together. (click here for trauma map)

At the far reaches of this map, in southwest Libay, is small town, Al Awaynat, desperate for peace. It is probably the only place in Libya willing to be peaceful.

The Tuareg Tribal Council declares its support for the initiative of President of the Presidential Council Faiz Al-Sarraj and any initiative that will end the current crisis