Lybia

Libyan Authorities Deny Reports on Russian Private Military Companies Contracts

Libya has no contracts with Russian private military companies, commander of the operational headquarters of the Libyan Air Force Brig. Gen. Mohammed Manfour told Sputnik.

On Friday, Reuters news agency reported that Russian firm RSB-group has completed a task of removing mines from an industrial facility near the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi.

"Any agreements or meetings with the Russian side are official and pass through the government of the Russian Federation and the command of the Libyan army," Manfour said.

Lybia

NATO’s “Success” in Libya, ISIS Replaces Gaddafi

Third week of February marked 6th anniversary of ‘popular’ up-rising in Libya that ultimately led to the overthrow of Gaddafi regime. Thanks to NATO’s intervention and the chaos it left behind, today’s Libya lies in ruins, over-run by a multitude of militias and the self-styled Islamic State. While NATO intervention itself was a drastic failure, as we had previously reported, its aftermath has turned out to be even more devastating, forcing the country to descend into utter chaos. What was previously a reasonably stable Libya is today a picture of extreme debilitation where power cuts are routine, water shortage is acute, inflation rate is sky high and a liquidity crisis is looming large. Not to forget that the country does not have a central government and is being run by a militia whose authority and legitimacy is openly challenged by rival factions.

Could there be a better context for the world’s most ruthless and powerful terror organization, ISIS, to grow and establish control over large swaths of the oil rich country? ISIS emerged in Iraq when the country was in shatters after the US forces had withdrawn in 2008-09. Today, ISIS has emerged in Libya when its condition is no different from that of Iraq. This is not a coincidence; for, this is how Western interventionism works and creates chaos in countries that don’t subscribe to its imperialist agendas.
http://journal-neo.org/2017/02/21/nato-s-success-in-libya-isis-replaces-gaddafi-2/

http://journal-neo.org/2017/02/21/nato-s-success-in-libya-isis-replaces-gaddafi-2/