World News: Political News
Sirt municipal council: state organization are turning the city into a large jihadist stronghold.
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Tripoli, 05.02.2016 - Lana - The municipal council of Sirt , said that the conditions in the city are very catastrophic , and life is almost vanishing , due to Da'esh terrorist organization's control , and executing such radical provisions on residents , that has nothing to do with Islam. A council member - who preferred not to be named - outside of Sirt city , said in statements quoted by the French news agency 'AFP' , that Da'esh organization " is working on turning the city to a large jihadist stronghold , where it has imposed on schools , which are remained open to teach jihad".... Read more
Former chief of the UN peace mission in Mali , warns of the military intervention in Libya.
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Tunisia, 05.02.2016 - Lana - The former chief of the UN peace mission in Mali 'Monji Hamdi' , warned that a western military intervention in Libya , would have significant adverse effects and repercussions on the Arab region. Hamdi , in statements quoted by the Tunisian news agency 'TAP' , after a meeting with the Tunisian president 'Beji Caid Essibsi' today Friday , as saying that the military intervention which some western countries are seeking in libya , would have serious consequences on Tunisia and the whole region. He called to speed-up the formation of a national unity... Read more
New-York Times: CIA studying the possibility of a quasi-military operation in Libya.
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Washington, 05.02.2016 - Lana - The New-York Times newspaper , on Friday , said that the American president 'Barak Obama' , is currently facing pressures from some of his assistants of the national security affairs , to allow opening a new front against Da'esh organization in Libya. The American newspaper , said that Obama had recommended his assistants to double the efforts , to support the formation of a national unity government in Libya , at the same time that the pentagon should study several choices , including launching air strikes , or for the special forces to conduct some... Read more
US defense secretary: we are monitoring the situations in Libya very closely.
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Washington, 05.02.2016 - Lana - The US defense secretary 'Ashton Carter' , said that his country is monitoring the events in Libya with a pinpoint accuracy , but it did not take any decision to expand its role there. During a visit to Nellis base in the US state of Nevada , Carter said that the focus now is on a political change in libya , adding that Da'esh organization is seeking to gain a foothold there , and to take advantage of the deteriorating political environment , where the organization was able to grab a piece of land , in which to terrorize the citizens , and plotting... Read more
ICRC -Libya branch - distributes humanitarian aid to displaced families from Sirt.
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Sirt, 05.02.2016 - Lana - The rescue team in the international committee of the red cross 'ICRC' - Libya branch - , in cooperation with the Libyan red cross society 'LRCS' , had started distributing humanitarian aid to the displaces families from Sirt city , in Tripoli city and its suburbs. An official source in Sirt local council told - Lana - that the humanitarian aid included some mattresses , detergent materials , food stuffs and blankets. He pointed out that the number of the displaced families , were more than 220 Libyan families from Sirt city and its suburbs. While , the... Read more