libya’s haftar pledges not to leave tripoli to terrorists
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Describing graduation of military batch as victory

Libya’s Haftar pledges not to leave Tripoli to terrorists

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Libyan military leader, Marshal Khalifa Haftar
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Libyan military leader, Marshal Khalifa Haftar said that the Libyan National Army is to serve all Libyan citizens and to defend them against any dangers. He pledged that he will not leave Tripoli to be controlled by the terrorist groups. He described the graduation of a new military batch as a new victory achieved by the national army.
Khalifa Hafter has declared he will not leave Tripoli to the “rogue criminals and abusers” running rampant in the capital. He was speaking at third anniversary celebrations of his Operation Dignity today which took place in Tocra, some 70 kilometres east of Benghazi.
In a well organised and impressive of display by the Libyan National Army (LNA), marked by parades, heavily armed vehicles and an air show, involved 12,000 members of the the armed forces, the field marshal insisted he would not “bow down or succumb” to terrorists plaguing Benghazi and further afield.
“They want to overthrow the army and the state. We will not allow the terrorists to take our country down,” he said.
Hafter called on his forces to not overlook the sacrifices by those who had fallen in combat and instead to rise up and have the courage to rid Libya of terrorism.
“We have given a lot to get where we are now,” he declared.
Hafter said militants had shot at those supporting the LNA, used suicide bombers, stolen oil and sabotaged electricity lines. He also had strong words for militias operating outside his control. Either they became part of the LNA or they would be crushed.
He also thanked the people of Libya for their patience in the fight against the rebels. However, today was also a chance for the LNA to show off its capabilities. As the field marshal spoke there was a parachute display. Prior to that, 18 fighter jets took part in a flypast.
LNA spokesman Colonel Ahmed Mismari opened the ceremony and some 12,000 members of the LNA from across the country, including a Tawerghan detachment, participated. The celebration also included the graduation of the 50th batch of LNA soldiers from the LNA’s military college, an event hailed as a sign of the enduring strength of Hafter’s forces.
While House of Representatives President Ageela Saleh, interim Prime Minister Abdullah Thinni and his foreign minister Mohamed Dayri, as well as boycotting Presidency Council member Ali Qatrani were in attendance, it was clear this was a military day.
Chief of staff Major General Abdul Razzaq Al-Nazhouri, Saiqa Special Forces chief Colonel Wanis Bukhamada and a host of other senior commanders from the army, air force, navy and the military college, all attended the event. Not present was UN envoy Martin Kobler, despite rumours that he would attend. No foreign officials came.
Meanwhile in Benghazi, an LNA military convoy paraded through streets festooned with flags. Although it was not a holiday, several hundred people also gathered in Kish Square to demonstrate their support for Hafter.
 

 

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