C'ttee responsible for implementation of Tripoli truce meets to defuse tension
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Chief of Staff of the Libyan Army in Western Libya, Lieutenant General Mohamed Al-Haddad, held a meeting on Thursday with members of the Committee responsible for implementing and anchoring the truce in the capital Tripoli, as signs of unrest and military movements are evident in the city, raising fears of a resurgence of armed violence.
The press office of the Libyan army's General Staff said that the meeting was devoted to monitoring the security situation in Tripoli, to ensure the maintenance of calm.
Tripoli has seen an increase in security tensions in recent hours. Videos circulating have shown intense military movements in various parts of the city, as well as military convoys arriving from the eastern and western regions.
Many residents of the municipality of Tajoura issued a statement expressing their categorical rejection of the transformation of the municipality into “a battlefield”, stressing that the entry of any military convoy into the municipality is considered “an aggression against its population”.
The statement called on officials and the conflict resolution force to assume their responsibilities to protect civilians and prevent any clashes.
In the same context, the Souk al-Juma Movement, in the eastern suburbs of Tripoli, supported Tajoura's declaration, pledging its solidarity and expressing its rejection of any outbreak of war in Tripoli.
The Movement called on the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) to condemn calls for war and work towards a way out of the crisis.
For his part, Osama Juwaili, the commander of the Jabl Al-Gharbi West military region, which is affiliated with the Presidential Council, warned that any armed action in the capital, whatever its justification, aims to thwart the political process facilitated UNSMIL, stressing that its consequences would be disastrous for all.
UNSMIL last week at the UN Security Council announced a new political roadmap based on three pillars: establishing a viable legal and constitutional framework for holding presidential and legislative elections, unifying institutions through the formation of a new unified government, and launching a structured national dialogue to resolve contentious issues.
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