Libya’s Government of National Accord (GNA) threw doubt into the ceasefire over the weekend, accusing Gen. Hafter’s forces of sending mercenaries to the outskirts of Sirte and Jufra. This appears to be in anticipation of new fighting.
The GNA said convoys of mercenaries are gathering south of Sirte. They accused them of including mercenaries from Yemen, Sudan, and Russia. Other mercenaries are reported to be in a training camp at Zilah.
International support for Hafter’s attempted takeover of Libya has given him a lot of support from abroad, especially rich Gulf Arab states willing to bankroll efforts to buy mercenaries, giving them access to a lot of fighters and arms from across the region.
The GNA had been losing ground for some time, but turned the table on Hafter in recent months, retaking the area around Tripoli. The hope was that a ceasefire would give time for more serious talks on peace.
If Gaddafy had been extended the support that Haftar has got from the Sheikdoms the Libyan people would not be suffering today.
gna only exists due to turkey–an illegitimate formation….LNA supported by Egypt, UAE, France, Italy Greece…iran declares neutrality as does Russia; US officials have issued contradictory statements