The spokesman of the Khalifa Haftar’s Dignity Operation forces, Ahmed Al-Mismari, said a number of forces supported by Fayez Al-Siraaj and the UN-proposed government’s defense minister-designate, Mihdi Al-Barghathi, are now positioned in Al-Jufra along with Ibrahim Jodran forces as well as Al-Qaeda-linked extremist group. “Fight between our forces and those of the UN-proposed government is drawing nigh.” Al-Mismari told Al-Ahram. As part of the force of Dignity Operation leaders’ habit, Al-Mismari claimed that they control most of the western region’s cities and all Tripoli residents support their operation, adding that Tajoura residents took to the streets with photos of Khalifa Haftar in hand. News has it that a mobilization of forces is underway by some brigades backed by Al-Barghathi to attack the oil terminals to regain control of them and kick out Dignity Operation forces, which were deemed as foreign mercenaries by Al-Barghathi in a presser last week. Prior to Al-Barghathi’s presser, Haftar’s forces had killed and kidnapped a number of Brigade 204 Tanks fighters, who are loyal to Al-Barghathi.

Source: Libya Observer November 13, 2016 19:28 UTC