Libya’s Tripoli divided into sections, each controlled by precise militia: Egyptian security expert – Egypt Today

Libya’s Tripoli divided into sections, each controlled by precise militia: Egyptian security expert – Egypt Today

CAIRO – 18 May 2022: Head of the Egyptian Center for Strategic Studies Khaled Okasha stated in a phone-in Tuesday that Libyan sources had told him that the capital, Tripoli, has been divided into sections so as each is controlled by a specific militia, as reported by Al Watan newspaper. Okasha explained that such reality incurred the use of arms against Fathi Bashagha, the interim prime minister who was appointed by the Libyan parliament to succeed the incumbent one Abdel Hamid al-Dbeibbah. Okasha underscored that after Bashagha had entered Tripoli, he left fast so that armed conflict would not restart again. The security expert said that the situation is an embodiment of the depth of the crisis. He pointed out that some desire that the crisis in Libya persists, and that such calamity influences political stability and holding elections in the Arab country. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed Tuesday Egypt's concern about the developments in Tripoli, reiterating the necessity of maintaining pacification in Libya as well as preserving lives, properties, and resources of the Libyan people. The ministry urged all Libyan parties to practice self-restraint, and abstain from taking any steps that would foment violence. Egypt also underscored the