Deadly battles erupt across Tripoli, raising fears of wider Libya war

rueters ^ | 08/27/2022

[BenLurkin]

A months-long standoff for power in Libya has pitted the Tripoli-based Government of National Unity (GNU) under Abdulhamid al-Dbeibah against a rival administration under Fathi Bashagha that is backed by the eastern-based parliament.

Clashes erupted overnight as one of Tripoli's main groups assaulted a base held by another, witnesses there said, leading to hours of shooting and blasts.

The fighting intensified later on Saturday morning, with small-arms fire, heavy machine guns and mortars deployed in different central areas. Columns of black smoke rose across the Tripoli skyline and shooting and blasts echoed in the air.

[BenLurkin]

[kiryandil]

We Came, We Saw, We Neoconned.

[BobL]

“We Came, We Saw, We Neoconned.”

Seems that Ukraine is now TOTALLY YESTERDAY for the Neocons, so it’s on to other killing fields for them.

[cdcdawg]

Obama and the Clintons are such horrible people.

[EvilCapitalist]

As long as we don’t get involved, who gives a damn?

[DesertRhino]

Brought to you by NATO, the friendly non-provocative defense people”

[rdl6989]

Brandon’s people will get us neck deep in this.

[kiryandil]

Seems that Ukraine is now TOTALLY YESTERDAY for the Neocons

Yes, The Ukraine Project is not going well, so before the neocons decide to blow up the Zaporozhye NPP as an eff-you to the Russians and the Ukies on their way out the door, and onward to the Taiwan Project, they're checking on some of their other older Projects of Mayhem, like Libya, Syria and Serbia.

They keep these under the neocon mattress the way a teenage kid keeps a skin mag under his bed.

[BenLurkin]

bttt

[rrrod]

I believe that’s the photo of the Ambassador...?

[rrrod]

Been to Libya many times... it’s a shiite hole.

[robowombat]

Ah, the Gnu’s versus the Bagshanus a fascinating contest. If only Hillabat knew what Gnu’s know.

[packagingguy]

“At this point what difference does it make?”

[usurper]

As long as we don’t get involved, who gives a damn?

We are involved and have troops there, why I have no idea.

[SkyDancer]

I Did That!

[ETCM]

The USA just poured the gas, tossed a match and walked away. Now it’s a proxy war, with Russia and Turkey backing opposite sides. As always, they are fighting over who will control Turkey’s oil and gas.

[cdcdawg]

“Lock her up!!!”
Or not.

[ETCM]

That’s Libya’s oil and gas, not Turkey’s.

[dynachrome]

“Bored with Ukraine? Come to sunny Libya!”

[EvilCapitalist]

That sucks. We don’t belong in any islamic sh!thole.