The Libyan ambassador to the UN, Al-Mahdi Al-Mijirbi said Tuesday that the attack that has been launched by Khalifa Haftar against Tripoli since April 04 is a coup against legitimacy and undermines the political process, adding that it aims to bring Libya back to totalitarian and military rule. At the UN Security Council, Al-Mijirbi added that negotiations' principles have changed after the "cowardly aggression of Haftar." "There is no logic in likening the attacker to the defender and thus there is no logic behind a ceasefire without the retreat of the attacking forces to their status quo positions. We have gone into war to defend the innocent people of Tripoli and the Libyans' hopes for democratic and civilian state." Al-Mijirbi accused countries - without naming them - of supporting the attacking forces with weapons and drones as well as cutting edge vehicles and missiles in violation of the UN arms embargo.

Source: Libya Observer May 22, 2019 12:56 UTC