U.N. Says Peace Talks to Start in Libya Within Next Few Days
Peace talks between Libya #39;s warring factions and the two governments they back will start within days, a U.N. special envoy said on Monday, after efforts to bring together senior representatives...
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Terror organization 'Islamic State' continues to gain ground in Libya by carrying out attacks and kidnappings. Some of the country's regions are no longer under the control of state authorities.
Everyone out. Right away. The message by the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) at the end of January didn't leave any room for interpretation: The situation in Libya is tense. Reason for that security warning was the recent attack on the Corinthia Hotel in Tripolis where gunmen killed nine people - five of them were Britons.
Terror organization "Islamic State" (IS) has claimed responsibility for the attack. IS as well as other terror groups such as Ansar-al-Sharia are likely to carry out attacks on foreigners again, the FCO statement said.
In addition to the risk of being kidnapped, foreigners could also be caught in indiscriminate gunfire or shelling.
The German Foreign Office also advises German citizens not to travel to Libya. Citizens from Western countries run the risk of being kidnapped at all times, the agency states.
The terror organizations also target citizens from other regions. At the beginning of January, Christian foreign workers from Egypt were kidnapped. A few days later, Copts in the port city of Sirte were taken. Their whereabouts are still not known.
It's also unclear what happened to the two Tunisian journalists Sofiane Chourabi and Nadir Chetari. Both disappeared in the Libyan province of Ajdabiya in September of last year. At the beginning of January, a jihadist website reported that both had been killed. This has caused a stir in Tunisia and saw many people taking to the streets to commemorate them. A few days later, the Tunisian foreign ministry said it had obtained new information about the whereabouts of the two - what meant little else than that they believe they are still alive.
Some Libyans sympathize with the Islamists
IS systematically makes use of the chaotic conditions in Libya. For months, rivaling governments fought for power. After two days of negotiations in Geneva, the General National Congress which is not the internationally recognized government said it would continue to partake in future talks if it were granted a seat within the country's political sphere.
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Libya: 'Islamic State' Encroaching On Libya
Algiers Algeria and Italy remain convinced that the resolution of the conflict in Libya requires strengthening national reconciliation and encouraging the participation of all parties to reach a political solution, Algerian and Italian Foreign Ministers, respectively Ramtane Lamamra and Paolo Gentiloni, stressed Monday in Algiers.
At a joint press conference with his Italian counterpart, Lamamra stressed that "a large part of the meeting" between the two parties was devoted to the Libyan issue as Algeria and Italy "fully agree" on the need to promote "peaceful" and "consensual" solution.
"We fully agree on the fact that we aspire to promote a peaceful and consensual solution involving all Libyan parties, except terrorist groups identified as such by the United Nations Security Council," assed.
Besides, Lamamra stated the efforts of the Special Representative of the UN Secretary General for Libya and Chief of MINSUL Bernardino Leon "must be supported by all people of goodwill worldwide and in Libya in particular."
"This is what we, Algerians and Italians, do and we will continue to keep a close contact based on regular consultations and harmonization of our joint efforts at all stages of the process," Lamamra stressed.
For his part, the Italian Foreign Minister affirmed his country and Algeria "are convinced that there is no solution in dividing the country (Libya), no military solution, but it is necessary to encourage a process of reconciliation between the various parties."
He said, in this regard, that Algeria and Italy "share and fully support the work of the Special Envoy of the UN Secretary General for Libya."
Gentiloni also noted that the results obtained by the Special Envoy of the UN for Libya were "important", adding that Algeria and Italy "will work to help implement and enhance these results and encourage the parties which have not so far participated in the process of national reconciliation to be part of it. "
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