Libya

[Parliament 14575]

https://www.foxnews.com/world/in-libya-a-rogues-gallery-of-militias-prepare-for-war

Libya is on the verge of an all-out war involving a rogues' gallery of militias, many of which are little more than criminal gangs armed with heavy weapons.

The country slid into chaos after the 2011 uprising, in which rebels overthrew and killed longtime dictator Moammar Gadhafi and looted his vast arsenal. Even more weapons have flowed in since then, despite a U.N. arms embargo, as Arab states have backed local allies and Western nations have partnered with militias to combat extremists and stem the flow of migrants.

A former general is now marching on the capital, Tripoli, where an array of militias — which have fought each other in the past — have for now joined forces to prevent a return to one-man rule. The fighting has already killed around 150 people, according to U.N. figures. The International Crisis Group, a Washington- and Brussels-based think tank, said last week that the two main coalitions "appear equally matched," with fighter jets, gunships and heavy artillery.

 

In short: Libya is all messed up.

[bluto 4987]

A war fought with used pinball machine parts

[NotActuallyALonghorn 4999]

[Johnny Sack 8397]

[Pato del Muerto 53370]

Arab autumn?

[Steel Shank 9536]

what a shithole

[phdhorn 6225]

2 breaking news stories:

1) Africa is rife with countries that are despotic toilets where essentially armed/military street gangs wage turf battles.
2) The sun rose in the east today.

[J.R. Juniors Junior Jr. 1108]

 

[Jerry Callo 8956]

Another successful U.S. intervention.

[Parliament 14575]

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jul/04/boat-with-dozens-of-migrants-capsizes-off-tunisia-coast

The boat sank on Wednesday off the port town of Zarzis and 82 of the migrants who had been onboard were missing, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said. Fishermen pulled four men from the sinking boat, said Lorena Lando, the agency’s head in Tunisia. One of the four died later in hospital.

And also this:

On Wednesday, an airstrike on a Libyan migrant detention centre killed at least 53 people. It was reported that guards shot at detainees trying to flee the attack. The UN and aid groups blamed the airstrike deaths in part on the EU’s policy of partnering with Libyan militias to prevent people from trying to cross the Mediterranean to reach Europe.

They're saying militias paid by the EU are killing migrants to keep them from migrating?  Woah. 

 

[bolverk 30260]

3 hours ago, Parliament said:

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jul/04/boat-with-dozens-of-migrants-capsizes-off-tunisia-coast

The boat sank on Wednesday off the port town of Zarzis and 82 of the migrants who had been onboard were missing, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said. Fishermen pulled four men from the sinking boat, said Lorena Lando, the agency’s head in Tunisia. One of the four died later in hospital.

And also this:

On Wednesday, an airstrike on a Libyan migrant detention centre killed at least 53 people. It was reported that guards shot at detainees trying to flee the attack. The UN and aid groups blamed the airstrike deaths in part on the EU’s policy of partnering with Libyan militias to prevent people from trying to cross the Mediterranean to reach Europe.

They're saying militias paid by the EU are killing migrants to keep them from migrating?  Woah. 

 

*whoa

No, they're saying the policy of preventing refugees from migrating through detention has left them vulnerable to being harmed since facilities are often located near military forces.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jul/04/libya-may-shut-migrant-detention-centres-after-deadly-airstrike