The Tripoli cake, will Haftar save Yemen’s capital from waves of violence?
Tariq al-Dawas, spokesperson for
the special forces of the Ministry of Interior, accused Daesh of carrying out
the suicide attack, which coincides with intensified Daesh attacks in Libya,
especially in the south.
In October, Daesh terrorists
attacked El-Foqaha town in central Libya, moreover, the terrorist group
attacked a police station in Tazirbu, northwest of Kufra, and killed nine and
injured around 29 others, not to mention kidnapping a number of civilians.
Political analyst Abdul Sattar
Hatita told The Reference in an interview that the foreign ministry incident
affirms the existence of a major security flaw
in Tripoli, pointing out that Daesh may have deployed sleeper cells in the city
to carry out this operation. He also expected that the same area might witness
more terror operations soon.
The increasing Daesh attacks over Libya carry out a message that the
terrorist organization is still functioning and seeking to return the country
that once was its safe haven in 2016 before it got kicked out by the Libyan
army under the leadership of Khalifa Haftar.
In September, Libya’s most powerful military commander threatened to move on the capital Tripoli,
which has been devastated in recent weeks by militia clashes.
“Tripoli must be liberated and will not remain in spoiled hands. The
armed forces moves after accurate calculations. We will move towards Tripoli in
the proper time,” Field Marshal Haftar was quoted as saying. The death toll
from fighting between armed groups
in Tripoli has climbed to at least 61 people during the period from Aug. 27 to
Sept. 7
Moreover, the Muslim Brotherhood
has been deemed another threat, which is being supported and embraced by Qatar
and Turkey, especially Ankara that seeks to increase its political influence in
Libya, after Haftar refused to meet Turkish representatives during the Palermo conference on Libya.
While the Libyan army has been
accusing both Ankara and Doha of supporting terrorism, security authorities in
Yemen last week managed to intercept a ship carrying weapons from Turkey at the
Khoms Sea Port. The shipment included more than 2,517,000 9mm bullets.
Libya's military spokesman, Ahmed
al-Mesmari, warned that Turkey has been a threat to Libya and the world’s
stability and security, pointing out that the weapons shipment that was busted
at the Khoms Sea Port was not the first, and will not be the last.
Mesmari also clarified that
recent movements and steps by the Libyan army intended to eliminate terrorism
and spread security, as the Libyan armed forces managed to achieve a number of
victories over terrorist groups south of the country and other locations. He
warned that Turkey has plans to transfer terrorists who fought in Syria to Yemen.
