Benghazi, Libya, July 14, 2020 – A war of words was heating up Tuesday in oil-rich and conflict-torn Libya, where two rival administrations are battling for control and tensions have risen between outside forces Egypt and Turkey. Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, alarmed by Haftar’s setback, warned last month that Cairo could send troops into Libya. GNA spokesman Mohamad Gnounou pledged Tuesday that their forces would advance toward the “cities taken hostage” and “eradicate all outlaw groups”, an allusion to the pro-Haftar forces. The UAE on Tuesday issued an implicit warning to GNA forces advancing on Sirte. Libya’s National Oil Corporation (NOC) had announced Friday the resumption of crude production and exports after a nearly six-month shutdown due to conflict dividing the country.

Source: The North Africa Journal July 14, 2020 16:52 UTC