Already, the usual suspects are clamoring for U.S. intervention as Haftar’s forces advance on the capital. With not just al-Qaeda, but now ISIS, a threat to stability in the country, the New York Times is calling on the Trump administration to “act fast.”
U.S. allies the United Arab Emirates, Egypt and Israel have been backing the “rogue” government of CIA-asset Khalifa Haftar, which controls Libya’s east as well as many of the country’s most important and lucrative oil fields and ports.
TRIPOLI, LIBYA -- The UN-recognized government of Libya -- officially known as the Government of National Accord (GNA) -- could be in its final days, as recent in-fighting within the GNA has dramatically escalated since it began last week, plunging the country’s capital into chaos. On Saturday, over 20 rockets targeting residential areas
Trump claimed last year that he would seek to establish a permanent military presence in Libya aimed at “uniting” the country under a single government, a government that would most likely have rival leader Khalifa Haftar at the helm, given his control over most of Libya’s oil fields.
TRIPOLI, LIBYA – As the week began, Tripoli reverted to a state of chaos as armed cadres representing rival factions vie for control of the Libyan capital. Since Monday, local media has reported that five have been killed and 27 wounded in the city, prompting the country’s health
The US officials say that the administration is happy with their increased involvement in Somalia, and is looking to replicate that sudden escalation in Libya.
U.S. officials familiar with the situation say that the Trump Administration is likely to announce a dramatic “ramping up” of U.S. involvement in Libya, appointing a new U.S. ambassador, and setting up a permanent U.S. military presence in the nation. While
Syria-fueled internal divisions coupled with an increasingly tense border with Israel threaten Lebanon’s fragile peace.
Following a sharp uptick in violence in Beirut and Tripoli in recent weeks, Lebanon threatens to descend into complete instability. Coupled with the country’s already fragile sectarian divides, the ongoing crisis in Syria is stoking tensions in Lebanon and recalling a violent past.
Droves of Lebanese Sunnis have
