Khalifa Haftar's self-styled military command is rejecting a planned humanitarian aid to east Libyan areas from the Italian government. Head of the media office of the command, Khalifa Al-Obaidi, told Afrigatennews, a 24-hour Dignity Operation mouthpiece website funded by the UAE, that the military command refuses any Italian aid unless Italy pulls its troops out of Libya. Al-Obaidi was reacting to the recent declaration of Italian minister of foreign affairs and international cooperation, Angelino Alfano, to send humanitarian aid to the areas under the control of Dignity Operation in eastern Libya. Last week, the eastern government of Abdullah Al-Thanni accused Italy of sending soldiers and ammunition to Libya's waters off the western shores. The interim government of Abdullah Al-Thanni is controlled by Khalifa Haftar's self-styled military command.

Source: Libya Observer January 17, 2017 13:52 UTC