(02.03.2011)
Testifying before the Senate‘s Foreign Relations Committee, Clinton called for an end to the violence in Libya.
She also added that the United States had reserved all its options as it considered additional steps that might be needed to stop Libyan forces from attacking civilians.
(02.03.2011)
Testifying before the Senate‘s Foreign Relations Committee, Clinton called for an end to the violence in Libya.
She also added that the United States had reserved all its options as it considered additional steps that might be needed to stop Libyan forces from attacking civilians.
Libya has been split between warring factions since 2014, following the 2011 NATO-backed uprising against Moammar Gadhafi.
Seit dem Sturz und gewaltsamen Tod des langjährigen Machthabers Muammar al-Gaddafi 2011 wird Libyen von Gewalt und Machtkämpfen erschüttert. Seit März kämpfen zwei rivalisierende Regierungen um die Macht. Im Mai kam es dabei nach einem gescheiterten Putschversuch in Tripolis erstmals zu schweren Kämpfen.
Other delegations who are set to participate in the conference began to arrive from Monday, where the United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs, Rose Marie Di Carlo, accompanied by the head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), Jan Kubis arrived.
No details have been released of Michel’s visit, which comes as Libyan leaders try to move towards reconciliation in a UN-backed peace process.
Aguila Saleh, leader of a rival parliament in eastern Libya, no longer faces EU travel bans and asset freezes imposed four years ago, the EU said, confirming a Reuters report on September 9 that the so-called de-listing was planned.
Six military-grade Grad rockets targeted the airport in what GNA forces spokesman Mohammed Gnunu branded a “flagrant threat” to the safety of air traffic and a “new violation” of the ceasefire.
The UN-backed government blamed rebel forces loyal to Gen Khalifa Haftar for the attack. The rebels denied involvement.
Both the United States and Russia said on Thursday they could not support a U.N. Security Council resolution calling for a ceasefire in Libya at this time.
Haftar was among officers who helped Gaddafi rise to power in 1969 but fell out with him during Libya’s war with Chad in the 1980s. Haftar was taken prisoner by the Chadians and had to be rescued by the CIA after having worked from Chad to overthrow Gaddafi.
He lived for around 20 years in the U.S. state of Virginia before returning home in 2011 to join other rebels in the uprising that ousted Gaddafi.
Die Kämpfe konzentrierten sich zuletzt auf einen ausgedienten Flughafen etwa elf Kilometer vom Stadtzentrum entfernt. Bei einem Angriff der ostlibyschen Armee (LNA) wurde der Hof einer Grundschule getroffen, wie ein Reuters-Reporter beobachten konnte. Laut LNA war das Ziel eigentlich ein Lager der Tripolis-Truppen.
Die Libysche National Armee (LNA) des abtrünnigen Generals Chalifa Haftar kämpfte in der Gegend des stillgelegten internationalen Flughafens und im Bezirk Ain Sara gegen die Streitkräfte der international anerkannten Regierung. Nach ihrem Vormarsch hat sich die LNA in den südlichen Vororten von Tripolis etwa elf Kilometer vom Zentrum entfernt festgesetzt.
In March 2011 the United Kindom, France and the U.S. set out to destroy the government of Libya. Muslim Brotherhood militia and al-Qaeda aligned forces, equipped by Qatar and supported by Britain, took the easten city of Benghazi. The U.S. airforce destroyed government troops on the ground and helped the militants to capture and murder Muhammar Ghaddafi. Chaos ensued as various tribal forces, local militia and Islamists fought over control of the cities and the spoils.
Mit diesem Krieg, an dem sich auch deutsche Soldaten in NATO-Hauptquartieren beteiligten, haben die westlichen Mächte Libyen in seine heutige fatale Situation gebombt: Ihrem Militäreinsatz verdankt das Land letztlich den Bürgerkrieg.
The UN has reported that thousands are fleeing the capital city in face of Haftar‘s surprise offensive.
Forces loyal to Haftar have pressed on with their assault since Thursday despite international calls to halt hostilities.
The fighting in southern Tripoli has so far killed at least 25 and wounded 80, a spokesman for the health ministry said Monday.
(6.4.2019) Es sei gut, dass der UNO-Sicherheitsrat ein klares Signal gegeben habe, «dass Schluss sein muss mit der militärischen Eskalation», sagte der deutsche Aussenminister Heiko Maas am Samstag am Rande des Treffens im bretonischen Küstenort Dinard.
Der UNO-Sicherheitsrat hatte Haftar und seine selbst ernannte Libysche Nationalarmee (LNA) am Freitag aufgerufen, alle militärischen Bewegungen zu stoppen.
(6.4.2019) Die Libysche Nationalarmee (LNA) unter dem Kommando von General Khalifa Haftar soll den Flughafen von Tripolis vollständig unter ihre Kontrolle gebracht haben. Das folgt aus einer Mitteilung des Armeekommandos auf seinem Facebook-Account.
Libya‘s Civil Aviation Authority on Saturday closed Mitiga International Airport of the capital Tripoli for the second time this week after infiltration of an unidentified drone.
The visit aims to assess the status of the airport and its facilities in terms of security and safety and to ensure that procedures and equipment at the airport comply with internationally recognized standards, before resuming Turkish Airlines flights to Tripoli, according to the Aviation Service.
Salame made his remarks during a meeting with military and field commanders of the city of Misurata, some 250 km east of Tripoli.
The French Ambassador to Libya Beatrice Le Fraper du Hellen has voiced her country’s readiness to provide the troubled North African country with security and logistical support, according to Libya’s Tripoli-based Interior Ministry.
Facebook is the main platform for news in Libya with officials, ministries and armed groups that effectively control the country posting statements there. The blockage started at noon, angry users wrote on Twitter. Several Libya residents confirmed they could not access Facebook.