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Wolfram Lacher

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Violence and Social Transformation in Libya is out with @HurstPublishers today! The book's contributions examine how more than a decade of violent conflict has changed Libyan society. US release by @OUPAcademic to follow on 15 August.

Violence and Social Transformation in Libya | Hurst Publishers

The definitive interdisciplinary volume on Libyan society's transformations over a decade of conflict and insecurity.

www.hurstpublishers.com

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Wolfram Lacher

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2 months

Beschämendes Vorgehen der Behörden. Und Politiker feiern das auch noch.

Middle East Eye

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2 months

In an exclusive interview with Middle East Eye, Ghassan Abu Sittah, a British-Palestinian doctor who has become known for his work in Gaza, detailed how he was detained at an airport in Germany and subsequently denied entry. Abu Sittah wanted to attend a conference where he would

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Dieser Artikel zeigt detailliert, dass die israelische Armee in Gaza absichtlich und systematisch massive Kriegsverbrechen begeht. Was sagen die deutschen PolitikerInnen, die immer vom humanitären Völkerrecht und der regelbasierten Ordnung reden, dazu?

‘A mass assassination factory’: Inside Israel’s calculated bombing of Gaza

Permissive airstrikes on non-military targets and the use of an AI system have enabled the Israeli army to carry out its deadliest war on Gaza.

www.972mag.com

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4 years

Who did this

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Wolfram Lacher

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4 years

Getting requests from German media who have discovered that there’s a war in Libya, now that Turkey is making its intervention official. It was fine as long as it was UAE & Russia driving a war on Europe’s doorstep - but when Erdogan gets involved, alarm bells are ringing.

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Wolfram Lacher

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4 years

Macron singling out Turkish support for Haftar‘s opponents is a stunning illustration of France‘s double standards on foreign meddling in Libya. Essentially, France‘s Libya policy is a function of its arms sales to UAE and Egypt.

Agence France-Presse

@afpfr

4 years

Emmanuel Macron accuse la Turquie de "contravention explicite et gravissime à ce qui était conclu à Berlin" car des "navires turcs accompagnent des mercenaires syriens arrivant sur le sol libyen" #AFP

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Wolfram Lacher

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2 years

Pretty extraordinary stunt from the foreign minister of an EU member state: flies into Tripoli but refuses to meet with foreign minister there, then flies to Benghazi, meets with Khalifa Haftar, and issues a statement in front of the LAAF flag.

Nikos Dendias

@NikosDendias

2 years

The Foreign Minister of the Libyan transitional Government tried to force her presence at the airport so that I would have to meet with her. As a result, I cut short my visit to Tripoli and departed for Benghazi, where I outlined 🇬🇷 positions (statement in Benghazi, 🇱🇾).

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Wolfram Lacher

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Gibt es denn wirklich niemanden, keine einzige Person in Bundesregierung und Bundestag, die den Mut haben, für dieses ungeheuerliche Verbrechen deutliche Worte zu finden?

DER SPIEGEL

@derspiegel

5 months

Kein Wasser, kein Essen, kein Strom, keine Antibiotika: Nach elf Wochen der fast völligen Abriegelung Gazas werden Kinder, Verletzte, Alte bald in Scharen sterben - egal, ob die Bombardements weitergehen oder nicht. (S+)

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Wolfram Lacher

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9 months

Haftar, who in 2017 for months stopped all food, medicine, fuel from reaching Darna, saying he was "choking" the city; randomly shelled & heavily destroyed it in 2018/19; had 100s arbitrarily arrested & tortured; forcibly displaced 1,000s more. Trying to pass as Darna's saviour.

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Wolfram Lacher

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3 months

Was genau hier antisemitisch gewesen sein soll, erklären weder solche Artikel noch die Politiker, die zitiert werden. Man spricht von "Vorkommnissen", "Vorfällen", "unterschwelligem Antisemitismus". Völlig unverantwortliche Sinnentleerung des Begriffes.

Berlinale: Antisemitismus-Vorwürfe nach Verleihung

Vom Höhepunkt zum Tiefpunkt: Wie aus der würdevollen Preisverleihung der Berlinale unfreiwillig ein Protest gegen Israel wurde.

www.zdf.de

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Wolfram Lacher

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3 months

Das Aushungern Gazas ist ein Kriegsverbrechen. Wer das - so wie die Bundesregierung - verschweigt, macht sich mitschuldig.

UN News

@UN_News_Centre

3 months

#Gaza : "official records yesterday or this morning said there was a 10th child officially registered in a hospital as having starved to death"- @WHO Spokesperson, Christian Lindmeier

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Wolfram Lacher

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4 years

One year ago, Haftar launched his offensive on Tripoli. Haftar has told foreign diplomats that immediately before, he spoke to @AmbJohnBolton , who said: “if you need to do it, do it quick”. When it happened, the US and EU did nothing, and said what amounted to nothing.

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Wolfram Lacher

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4 years

Somehow I was under the impression that there were several states playing dangerous games in Libya. But no, it‘s just Turkey.

Emmanuel Macron dénonce le «jeu dangereux» de la Turquie en Libye

Une déclaration qui survient quelques jours après que le Courbet, un navire français, a été visé par une frégate turque, selon le Ministère des Armées.

www.lefigaro.fr

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Wolfram Lacher

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4 years

ADVANCE COPIES!!!

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4 months

Offensichtlich teilt der IGH nicht die Ansicht der Bundesregierung, dass der Vorwurf Südafrikas "jeder Grundlage entbehrt".

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Wolfram Lacher

@W_Lacher

3 years

Had Haftar won the Tripoli war, we would never have heard about the mass graves in Tarhuna. Instead, we’d be reading pieces by analysts explaining how the support of “the tribes” in Tarhuna was key to Haftar’s success.

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Wolfram Lacher

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4 years

One shudders to imagine what was narrowly avoided

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Wolfram Lacher

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5 years

Thrilled to announce that my book, Libya‘s Fragmentation, will be published in March 2020 by @ibtauris @BloomsburyBooks . It‘s a book about Libya since 2011, and about social transformation in civil war.

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Wolfram Lacher

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4 years

The Libyan “tribal notables” who met Sisi to legitimize Egyptian intervention were headed by Saleh al-Fandi. Fandi is the public face of the Kaniyat militia, which murdered hundreds in Tarhuna over the years. Mass graves of their victims keep being discovered in Tarhuna.

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Wolfram Lacher

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4 years

If you’re wondering why there currently is no water in Tripoli: The guy in the red shirt was appointed by Haftar as mayor of Shweirif, in the place of the elected mayor. His brother was arrested in Zawiya, and he wants him released. So he shut down the water for 3m people.

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Wolfram Lacher

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4 years

Who are the forces fighting each other in Tripoli? Is this a war between an “army” and “the militias”? A thread about social media, access for researchers and journalists, and narratives of the conflict.

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Wolfram Lacher

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7 years

Left guy doesn't believe in negotiations. Right guy has nothing to negotiate with. Guy in middle thinks a deal between them is a quick win.

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Wolfram Lacher

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14 days

Ah, das deutsche Bekenntnis zu regelbasierter internationaler Ordnung* und Völkerrecht.** *Im Rahmen unserer Befindlichkeiten **Es gelten die aktualisierten Geschäftsbedingungen

Auswärtiges Amt zur Beantragung von Haftbefehlen am Internationalen Strafgerichtshof

Zur Beantragung von Haftbefehlen durch den Chefankläger am Internationalen Strafgerichtshof erklärte ein Sprecher des Auswärtigen Amts heute (20.05.): Der Internationale Strafgerichtshof ist eine…

www.auswaertiges-amt.de

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Wolfram Lacher

@W_Lacher

4 years

False. Khaled al-Sharif is not in Tripoli. And talk of "Islamist" dominance in the GNA is highly misleading. I'm so tired of this nonsense. Go find another bogeyman.

Mohamed Eljarh

@Eljarh

4 years

Another sign of #Islamists ' dominance and reach in Today's #Tripoli & the sidelining of the 'others' in the GNA coalition. Former Libyan Islamic Fighting Group (LIFG) figure Khalid al-Sharif is back in #Tripoli reportedly vying for a key security post. #Libya

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Wolfram Lacher

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24 days

Volle Solidarität mit @NaikaForoutan , gegen die Springerpresse und Lobbygruppen derzeit eine üble Diffamierungskampagne führen.

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Wolfram Lacher

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5 months

Immer noch unfassbar, dass eine deutsche Regierung einen Krieg unterstützt, in dem seit drei Monaten Hunger als Waffe angewandt wird, mit furchtbaren Folgen. Das wird auf ewig als Schandfleck an allen haften, die es gebilligt oder dazu geschwiegen haben.

Monica Marks

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“Doctors in Gaza said that children, weakened by lack of food, had died from hypothermia and that several newborn babies with mothers who were undernourished had not survived for more than a few days.”

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4 years

- Come on now, be honest, was it really the tribes that shut down the oil? - But no, Emmanuel. Le pétrole, c’est moi.

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5 months

"Comparisons can be made with forced starvation of Biafra in 1967-70, the siege of Sarajevo from 1992-95, the starvation tactics used by Assad in Syria, and the starvation crimes perpetrated by the governments of Ethiopia & Eritrea in Tigray in 2020-22."

Gaza’s Famine Warning in Perspective - World Peace Foundation

This essay discusses Gaza in reference to two standard metrics for identifying famine and other degrees of food crisis & to starvation as a war crime.

worldpeacefoundation.org

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Wolfram Lacher

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27 days

Fragt eigentlich auch mal jemand von der Presse nach, wer hier genau mit Antisemiten gemeint ist, ob die Verwendung dieses Begriffes gerechtfertigt ist, und ob eine inflationäre Verwendung den Begriff entwerten könnte?

Kai Wegner

@kaiwegner

27 days

Mein Großer Dank gilt der @polizeiberlin für den konsequenten Einsatz an der #FUBerlin ! Unsere Universitäten dürfen niemals Bühnen für Antisemiten, Israelhasser und andere Provokateure sein. Ich wünsche den verletzten Polizeibeamten eine schnelle und gute Genesung!

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Wolfram Lacher

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4 years

When will someone finally ask Le Drian why the Syrians Turkey sends to Libya to fight against Haftar are a problem, but the Syrians Russia sends to fight for Haftar are not? Why Turkish drones are a problem, but UAE drones are not?

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2 months

In October or November, this might have been credible

Richard Walker

@rbsw

2 months

JUST NOW in Tel Aviv Germany will send a delegation to Israel to discuss questions of international humanitarian law with the Israeli govt “As a signatory of the Geneva Convention, Ger is obliged to remind all parties of their duty to abide by IHL” - FM Annalena Baerbock

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Wolfram Lacher

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3 years

The “army” as a family enterprise. Left to right: Haftar’s son Saddam, Haftar’s son-in-law & nephew Ayoub Busaif, Haftar himself, Haftar’s son Khaled. A key reason why talks about military reunification have not progressed & stand little chance of success while Haftar is around.

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2 months

Äußerst problematische Rhetorik, denn "islamistische Szene" ist in diesem Zusammenhang völlig irreführend.

Bundesministerium des Innern und für Heimat

@BMI_Bund

2 months

"Es ist gut, dass die Berliner Polizei ein hartes Durchgreifen beim sogenannten Palästina-Kongress in Berlin angekündigt hat. Wir behalten die islamistische Szene sehr eng im Visier." #Palaestinakongress Bundesinnenministerin @NancyFaeser

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Wolfram Lacher

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5 years

القيادة العامة تابعة للطائرة الحربية و ليس العكس.

محمد بوشقمة

@boshgma

5 years

#ليبيا|| غارة جوية نفذتها طائرة حربية تابعة للقيادة العامة للقوات المسلحة استهدفت مقر ميليشيا النواصي وسط العاصمة #طرابلس

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Wolfram Lacher

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Die Aushungerung Gazas ist durch nichts zu rechtfertigen. Seit dem 9.10., als der israelische Verteidigungsminister diese Politik verkündete, ist diese Kriegsführung durch Hunger durch nichts zu rechtfertigen. Wie konnte man, wie kann man dazu schweigen?

Christiane Amanpour

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“Death is better than this.” Shocking images of starving, emaciated children from inside Gaza are laying bare the desperation inside the strip, as @nadaabashir reports.

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Wolfram Lacher

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4 years

This Egyptian MP, long a glowing admirer of Haftar, last night claimed that 1) the GNA had killed its intelligence chief; 2) Haftar‘s air force was above Tripoli; 3) Haftar‘s forces were pushing into central Tripoli; 4) Serraj had fled on a plane. None of this actually happened.

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Wolfram Lacher

@W_Lacher

4 years

Some entertainment: billionaire with 6.7m followers tweets photoshopped pic that would have people believe that "terrorists" wear balaclavas even when they're in hospital.

Naguib Sawiris

@NaguibSawiris

4 years

عيب !!!!

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Wolfram Lacher

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4 years

It’s telling that Libyans now have a plural for Pantsir: بناتسر.

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5 years

“It is nuts,” @FWehrey said of Mr. Trump’s statement. “Even judging by the hard-nosed American goals of stabilizing the flow of oil and combating terrorism, this is completely shocking.”

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Wolfram Lacher

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4 years

Haftar’s announcement that his organization is now formally taking over power makes no sense, especially as his forces are on the defensive. He gains little, and he loses the facade of civil institutions he used since 2014. He risks pushing some allies into his enemies’ arms.

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Wolfram Lacher

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2 months

"Israels Partner hätten viel früher und entschiedener auf die Einhaltung des Völkerrechts beim Krieg in Gaza dringen müssen." - Stimmt. Aber deutsche Leitmedien hätten das auch viel früher und klarer schreiben müssen.

(S+) Kommentar: Israels Antwort auf den 7. Oktober war maßlos

Ein halbes Jahr nach den Hamas-Massakern des 7. Oktober zeigt sich immer deutlicher: Israels Partner hätten viel früher und entschiedener auf die Einhaltung des Völkerrechts beim Krieg in Gaza...

www.spiegel.de

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Wolfram Lacher

@W_Lacher

4 years

For the Elysée, Turkey is still the only state destabilizing Libya. Still no need to mention Russia or the UAE. Let alone to reflect on the role French support for Haftar’s war played in prompting Turkish intervention in the first place. #Naufrage

La France dénonce l'ingérence ''inacceptable'' de la Turquie

Paris a durci le ton dimanche contre les ingérences de la Turquie en Libye, en dénonçant un interventionnisme ''inacceptable'' et en assurant que ''la France ne peut pas laisser faire'', a indiqué...

www.lorientlejour.com

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Wolfram Lacher

@W_Lacher

4 years

Last August, Aref Nayed appeared in a winter cloak in the Benghazi summer heat masquerading as a tribal leader, and said that Haftar‘s militias were “spreading Mohammad‘s true religion in Tripoli”. Now he claims he doesn’t want more young men to die.

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4 years

Over the past ten days, there have been consistent reports that Mahmoud al-Warfalli, who notoriously filmed the mass executions he carried out and is wanted by the ICC, is in the Bani Walid area to mobilize a force for Haftar’s war effort.

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4 years

“It is as though this is a little war among friends, and outing the contestants would be impolite.” My take on drones, deniability and disinformation in the Libyan war as symptoms and agents of the new international disorder. @WarOnTheRocks

Drones, Deniability, and Disinformation: Warfare in Libya and the New International Disorder - War...

Western governments have watched the battle over Libya’s capital, Tripoli, with disinterest, even as it has drawn in a growing number of foreign powers.

warontherocks.com

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Wolfram Lacher

@W_Lacher

4 months

Festzuhalten ist, dass Deutschland Waffen an einen Staat liefert, dessen Taten in Gaza und die dazugehörigen Verlautbarungen hoher Entscheidungsträger laut IGH plausiblerweise Verletzungen der Völkermordkonvention darstellen könnten.

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Wolfram Lacher

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6 months

Heute morgen in den @DLF Nachrichten war die einzige Information zu Gaza mal wieder eine Meldung der IDF. Stellt Euch vor, Ihr wärt auf deutsche Medien angewiesen, um den Ereignissen dort zu folgen.

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Wolfram Lacher

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4 years

Would the UAE be embarrassed by a Pantsir system it supplied to Haftar that has now apparently fallen in his enemies' hands? Would it finally acknowledge its role in Libya - something it has never done? Would Western states finally name and shame the UAE?

هنا سوق الخميس امسيحل

@4yGV5WCWL3Aj6vd

4 years

فيديو يوضح منظومة الروسية بانسير في قبضة قوات الوفاق

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5 years

I seem to struggle to explain to European policy-makers why their utter irrelevance in Libya’s new civil war is a problem. I’ll now try it this way:

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5 years

On the list of the 20 largest buyers of French weapons, Saudi Arabia ranks 2nd, Egypt ranks 4th and the UAE 6th. Turkey is not on the list, it ranks around 30th.

Borzou Daragahi 🖊🗒

@borzou

5 years

Confused as to why France would suspend weapons sales to Turkey over its latest Syria incursion but continue to gleefully arm Saudi Arabia despite the Yemen debacle and Egypt and UAE despite their disastrous Libya war

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Wolfram Lacher

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4 years

“Zuwara, Sabratha, Zawiya...in each city we’ll enter, we’ll kill a thousand people”. Your daily exemplar of the actually existing Libyan Arab Armed Forces.

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Wolfram Lacher

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4 years

Haftar claims that as Libya’s head of state he has immunity from lawsuits accusing him of atrocities. I guess that after all those red carpets in Western capitals he may be forgiven for thinking he is Libya’s head of state.

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Wolfram Lacher

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5 years

Why Khalifa Haftar (and Western governments) misjudged the reaction Haftar‘s grab at Tripoli would provoke in western Libya. My piece for @monkeycageblog @washingtonpost

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Wolfram Lacher

@W_Lacher

10 months

Libyan armed groups have been undergoing a process of institutionalisation. Their quest for official status is no longer a matter of camouflage: they are the Libyan state, such as it exists today. Forget about SSR/DDR.

Libya’s Militias Have Become the State

Dimensions and consequences of a consolidation process

www.swp-berlin.org

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Wolfram Lacher

@W_Lacher

10 days

Wer kann sich noch an die Einschätzungen von Völkerrechtlern und Politikern hierzulande bis hin zur Bundesregierung erinnern, dass der Völkermord-Vorwurf Südafrikas "abenteuerlich", "wild", "substanzlos" sei und "jeder Grundlage" entbehre?

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@W_Lacher

4 years

Pictures out of a large batch that are now all across Libyan social media, apparently from the phone of a Darfurian combattant in Haftar‘s forces. Some, such as these ones, are quite striking.

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3 years

- One day this will all be mine. - No, mine.

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@W_Lacher

3 months

Ein Staat, an dessen Seite die Bundesregierung nach eigener Aussage steht, hungert seit vier Monaten über zwei Millionen Menschen aus und zerstört gezielt ihre Lebensgrundlagen. Aber regt Euch gern weiter über Reden bei Preisverleihungen auf.

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Wolfram Lacher

@W_Lacher

5 years

Many Libyan tweeps commenting on how Saudi & UAE accounts with a large following & associated bots are weighing into the ongoing conflict in western Libya - with propaganda, fake news & incitement in support of Haftar‘s operation. This is new, at least on that scale.

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2 months

"Due to the sensitive content and the excessive state repression that criticism in this area is met with, we want to remain anonymous". German civil servants demand ‘immediate’ end to Israeli arms supplies

German civil servants demand ‘immediate’ end to Israeli arms supplies

Government workers call on Germany and the Netherlands to stop arms deliveries due to human rights concerns.

www.aljazeera.com

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قناة @218Tv تزوّر تعليقاتي ل @AFP ، حيث تنسب الي الآتي: "أن المجموعات المسلحة تواجه الجيش الوطني بكل شراسة وبدعم تركي، لأنها ترى في هذه المعركة معركة الوجود بالنسبة لها، وإن وصل بها الأمر إلى ارتكاب جرائم حرب لاستمرار نفوذها." و هذا ما قلته في الحقيقة:

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Security forces in Libya finally tackling the actual national security threat: cyclists.

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4 years

Haftar’s religious extremists (here: members of the 128th Brigade in Ubari) threaten to fight and kill apostates (“khawarij”), by whom they mean anyone not loyal to Haftar.

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I'm seeing many respectable media outlets either state explicitly, or suggest implicity for brevity purposes, that Haftar's forces captured Darna from the Islamic State. This is false. In fact, Haftar obstructed the local campaign against IS, which drove out the group in 2016.

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Saddam Haftar, whose Tariq ben Ziyad brigade has arbitrarily held & tortured Darna residents for years, tries to control all aid for Darna, using the disaster to empower himself. Meanwhile, his brother Siddiq blames the victims for ignoring his father's supposed evacuation calls.

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4 years

In Tarhuna today. Slogan reads "No exchange (dialogue) except at the front."

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It’s hard to explain this blatantly partisan stance rationally. It rings of anger that Turkey thwarted the Elysée’s preferred scenario for Libya. Had that scenario materialized, the Kaniyat & Mahmoud al-Warfalli would be running amok in Tripoli right now.

France wants talks about 'aggressive' Turkish role in Libya

France wants talks with NATO allies to discuss Turkey's increasingly "aggressive" role in Libya, a presidential official said on Monday, and the foreign ministry accused Ankara of thwarting truce...

www.reuters.com

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Wolfram Lacher

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"Das verfassungsmäßig geschützte Recht, sich friedlich zu versammeln, gilt unabhängig von der geäußerten Meinung." Und darauf muss man die Leitung der FU und die Berliner Polizei im Jahr 2024 hinweisen.

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4 years

Wagner following Haftar’s call for jihad

Itamilradar

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4 years

Russian Air Force Tupolev Tu-154M (RA-85042) landed this morning in Benghazi, #Libya (from Moscow via Latakia, #Syria ). Details:

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Grenzen gab es von Anfang an keine, von Gallants Ankündigung der Aushungerung Gazas am 9.10. an. Das wußten auch alle von Anfang an, während sie Israel mit bedingungsloser Unterstützung Rückendeckung für Kriegsverbrechen gaben.

DER SPIEGEL

@derspiegel

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»Israel hat Grenzen überschritten«: Robert Habeck hat die Netanyahu-Regierung für ihre Art der Kriegsführung kritisiert. Gleichzeitig verwies er darauf, dass die Hamas den Krieg sofort beenden könnte, wenn sie ihre Waffen niederlegen würde.

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In a fragmented Libya, Khalifa Haftar’s faction has been the only one to consolidate control over large swathes of territory. How did Haftar build a core of loyal forces out of a loose and fractious coalition? This Working Paper offers answers.

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Joint declaration of concern over developments in the Eastern Mediterranean by Greece, Cyprus, Egypt, France and...the UAE. Perhaps next time, other Mediterranean powers such as Iceland or Brunei can also join, for the sake of inclusivity.

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Last night, Haftar's forces killed one and arrested dozens in in Sirte. Could backfire seriously. Unsurprisingly, many who were outraged over Tripoli clampdown (which injured one) are silent on Sirte. Aref Nayed's media hasn't said a peep about Sirte.

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@W_Lacher

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Scale of withdrawal by Russian mercenaries (also incl. some Syrians) from the Tripoli front is astounding: More than a dozen flights by an Antonov An-32 (mostly to Jufra), & a convoy of ca. 280 vehicles incl. 4 Pantsir now moving southwards - currently north of Shweirif.

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@W_Lacher

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Hate speech is fuelling the war in Libya on both sides. But Haftar's propagandists are on a wholly different level: "There will be a huge revenge against Misrata. Our war is against Misrata. The Turks of Libya. Streets will be wiped out. We will crush and burn them."

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Useful reminder from the elephant in the room, to all those trying so hard to ignore him, that he‘s still there & his intentions haven‘t changed. Also worth remembering that the GNU now thankfully pays the salaries of this family business.

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In his first free appearance since 2011, Saif al-Islam al-Qadhafi submits his candidacy for Libya‘s presidential elections in Sabha today - despite facing arrest warrants by the ICC & General Prosecutor in Tripoli. This is only going to complicate the electoral process further.

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Haftar‘s CoS & head of #COVID19 committee: “We will pursue any doctor who says things that are wrong. We consider anyone who criticizes as a traitor. Criticism is not permitted.” This follows the arrest of a doctor in Benghazi who openly criticized conditions of hospitals.

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@W_Lacher

5 years

Haftar always insisted, publicly & to Western diplomats, his forces would enter Tripoli without a fight. Now, it’s clear Haftar was and is willing to destroy Tripoli - destroy it, the way Benghazi and Darna look today - to rule Libya. For Haftar, there is no political solution.

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@W_Lacher

4 years

Haftar's forces withdrew from al-Wutiya airbase, their last foothold in the coastal plain. This frees up GNA forces from western cities to move to frontlines south of Tripoli. It also strengthens the sense among anyone except Haftar's true believers that his war is unwinnable.

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This is a despicable attempt to portray the victims of today's shelling by Haftar's forces as collateral damage of an attack on a military target. In fact, the four victims were killed by shelling on the Bab ben Ghashir area, nowhere near Mitiga airbase.

Mohamed Eljarh

@Eljarh

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Reports that 3 civilians were killed in today’s shelling of #Mitiga airbase by the LNA. Clearly, the aim of the LNA was to take Mitiga out of operation given that it was one of the main bases for the effective Turkish drone campaign targetting its forces & supply lines. #Libya

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I consider it an honour that @observatoryLY is attacking me after I tweeted a few times about Aref Nayed. Their core case against me is that a US lobbying firm found one of my tweets useful.

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@W_Lacher

4 years

First reports of a major withdrawal by Haftar‘s forces from some Tripoli frontlines.

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4 years

“For years, international mediators including have stressed that there is no military solution in Libya. However, after a year of this latest round of violence, it is time to recognize that there is also no diplomatic solution with Haftar.” @fishman_b

As civil war rages, diplomacy fails with Libya’s Haftar

Violence continues to escalate despite attempts at calling a ceasefire in the year-old conflict.

thehill.com

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@W_Lacher

4 years

Tense situation in Bani Walid after hundreds of Russian mercenaries arrived yesterday, withdrawing from Tripoli. Locals demanding they leave by this afternoon. Two planes have arrived to evacuate them, but the group is big and has a lot of equipment, will need more flights.

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4 years

Wouldn’t it be time for the US and others to start talking about who is paying for Wagner and those Russian jets in Jufra?

U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM)

@USAfricaCommand

4 years

LIBYA: #Russia & the #Wagner Group continue to be involved in both ground & air operations in #Libya "Russia continues to play an unhelpful role in Libya by delivering supplies & equipment to the Wagner group," said Maj. Gen. Gering. More:

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@W_Lacher

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And if you don‘t like their tolerance, they‘ll come and bomb it into you with Wing Loongs and Mirage-2000s.

The National

@TheNationalNews

4 years

UAE to open culture offices to spread tolerance message around the world

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@W_Lacher

4 years

So, don’t let the stories about Russian, Turkish and UAE meddling in Libya fool you. This war erupted, and continues, because the US & Europeans failed to make any meaningful effort to stop it. Regional powers intervene in Libya because they can. Nobody stops them. END

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@W_Lacher

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In Tripoli. Awoke in the early morning to the distant thuds of heavy artillery. (No drones tonight, as the sky is cloudy). On days for which Haftar‘s forces have announced another “zero hour” (the 6th or 7th since April), start your day with a Baryouch.

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Aww how nice, Meloni met the whole family

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@W_Lacher

4 years

In February 2019, Tuareg units in Ubari welcomed the “liberation” of southern Libya and declared their support for Haftar. Now, these same units “renew” their support for the GNA and bless its victories.

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@W_Lacher

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How a handful of militias carved up Tripoli among themselves, and in the process transformed into criminal networks that captured what remains of the Libyan state. Our new paper for @SmallArmsSurvey

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3 years

Egyptian military planes in Sabha today, to bring what pro-Haftar outlets say are medical supplies “based on direct coordination” between Haftar and Sisi. Interesting timing too, coming after several big meetings Haftar held in Rajma in which he acted as if the GNU didn’t exist.

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@W_Lacher

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Wenn irgendwas, das im Zusammenhang mit der Berlinale geschehen ist, Konsequenzen haben müsste, dann das hier.

Yuval Abraham יובל אברהם

@yuval_abraham

3 months

A right-wing Israeli mob came to my family’s home yesterday to search for me, threatening close family members who fled to another town in the middle of the night. I am still getting death threats and had to cancel my flight home. This happened after Israeli media and German

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Wenn man solche Artikel liest, könnte man nie auf die Idee kommen, dass Israel Gaza absichtlich aushungert. Es gibt dort eine "humanitäre Krise"; es kamen "zuletzt nur wenige Hilfsgüter an"; da die Verteilung gefährlich ist, wird aus der Luft abgeworfen.

Vorfall in Gaza-Stadt: "Nichts gesehen als Verletzte und Tote"

Viele Tote und Verletzte, Berichte über Schüsse: Noch ist unklar, was genau sich bei der Ankunft von Hilfslieferungen in Gaza abgespielt hat. Sicher ist: Es kam zu einer Tragödie. Von Jan-Christoph...

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Haftar judged that the #COVID19 pandemic is a good moment to shell hospitals, deprive Tripoli of water & sabotage the power grid. He has enjoyed total impunity anyway; now, there would be even less international attention; borders are closed, no access for media. It’s working.

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@W_Lacher

3 years

Khalifa Haftar declaring his candidacy in Libya's planned presidential elections right now. Haftar's forces have by far been Libya's leading perpetrators of war crimes since 2014, and are bound to use intimidation or worse to influence the elections.

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We hear a lot that Libya “threatens to slide into civil war” and that “there is only a political solution”. Both is wrong. This is a full-blown civil war, and there is currently no political solution. The only plausible way how this war could end anytime soon is Haftar’s defeat.

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@W_Lacher

4 years

You know it’s bad when BHL shows up. #Libya

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4 years

This is stunning. 473 Russian air force flights into eastern Libya since 10 February 2020. (Meanwhile, a Syrian AF Il-76 flight into eastern Libya was tracked for the first time yesterday).

Dozens of Russian flights to Libya

In the past, we've tracked several flights operated by Russian Air Force aircraft to eastern Libya. Evidently, however, there have

www.itamilradar.com

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