Operation Dignity exposes Daesh activity in Libya
Once again, Daesh orchestrated an
attack in the Libyan Jufra District.
According to a statement by the
Libyan National Army (LNA), troops have managed to hunt down the terrorist cell
and neutralize its elements.
Observers indicate that this
attack, which is third of its kind since the LNA launched Operation Dignity in
April to drive terrorist organizations out of Tripoli, aims at easing the
pressure on militias in the capital.
The first attack took place in
April in El-Foqaha town, central Libya, followed by a second attack in May in
Sabha, an oasis city in southwestern Libya.
In his first appearance in five
years, Daesh leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi congratulated militants in Libya for a
deadly attack earlier this month on the southern desert town of Fuqaha, where
they later retreated,
The terrorist organization is
exploiting the army's preoccupation with the situation in western Libya to
liberate Tripoli to move to southern cities that the army liberated since the
beginning of the military operation.
Recent Daesh moves and activities
indicates that the terrorist organization has put Libya on top of its
priorities at the meantime, especially after losing its last enclave in Syria’s
Baghouz.
Libyan army spokesman Ahmed
al-Mesmari accused Turkey on several occasions of transferring Daesh and
Al-Nusra Front members from Syria and Iraq to Libya as reinforcements to the
terrorist militias.
In general, Islamists and their
regional supporters in Turkey and Qatar are trying desperately to prevent the
Libyan army from entering and taking control of Tripoli, which explains why
Turkey dispatched heavy weapons to one of the terrorist factions on Saturday,
breaking the decision to ban arms to Libya.
"The scene in Tripoli seems
complicated," said Libyan journalist Fatima Ghandour. “Recent Daesh moves
are not spontaneous, Islamist currents fear to lose the capital.”
She further pointed out that the
situation is becoming more difficult for the army in light of some countries’
support for extremists and terrorist organizations like Daesh.
Tripoli is the latest stronghold
for terrorists in Libya. Losing control of Tripoli means losing all the efforts
by the terrorist militias throughout the years of war.
The army has succeeded in
controlling eastern, central and southern Libya, which means that it now
controls about 80% of the country.
