‘From mama with love’, food parcels for Libya front line 0 SHARES Share it! Share TweetBy Agence France-PresseA villa in Misrata is abuzz with activity as mothers prepare food parcels with poems and messages of love attached for sons battling on the outskirts of the Libyan capital. More than 10,000 food parcels are being sent each day from home, 200 kilometers (120 miles) away, to the battlefront south of Tripoli against Libya’s military strongman Khalifa Haftar. “Even if I’m tired and weak from fasting myself, coming here to prepare food for our sons who are fighting fills me with happiness,” she said. Zaynab Qatiche is convinced of the power of the messages attached to the food parcels.

Source: Manila Bulletin May 18, 2019 16:41 UTC