Libya peace deal stumbles to deadlockfrom AHMED ZAYED in Tripoli, LibyaTRIPOLI, (CAJ News) – GLOBAL efforts to secure peace in Libya have suffered a last minute setback after commander of the Libyan National Army (LNA), Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar, declined to sign a peace pact with the rival Government of National Accord (GNA). It could not be ascertained why Haftar refused the offer following his urgent visit to Russian capital – Moscow this week. Both Haftar and his Western backed Serraj did not meet physically in Moscow as ceasefire initiatives were conducted through both Turkish and Russian mediators. It is our duty to protect our kin in Libya,” Turkish President, Tayyip Erdogan, told lawmakers in parliament. Libya plunged into civil war when the United States-France led North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) backed a rebellion that ousted Muammar Gaddafi in 2011.

Source: The North Africa Journal January 16, 2020 09:11 UTC