LNA putting itself in order in preparation for new battles

Mustafa Kamel

The Libyan National Army (LNA) is putting itself in order yet again by reformulating its main operations rooms and appointing new commanders.

The changes initiated by the LNA aim at making it capable of countering developments in its battles against the militias allied with the Tripoli-based Government of National Accord (GNA) and the mercenaries sent to Libya by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.

Apart from the mercenaries, Erdoğan is also sending arms shipments to Libya, which is stoking tensions in the Arab country and threatening to embroil it in more security challenges.

There are, meanwhile, growing calls for ending the conflict in Libya and rifts among Libyans.

Liberating Libya

The LNA revealed in a recent statement that it had initiated changes to its operations rooms and appointed qualified commanders for these rooms.

The aim of the changes, it said, is to liberate Libya from Turkish interference.

The LNA will not allow mercenaries or extremists to stay in the homes of the Libyans, the LNA said.

It said Erdoğan only wants to control the wealth of the Libyans and revive the defeated Ottoman Empire.

Turkey had always stolen the wealth of the Libyan people and turned them into a bunch of refugees and minorities like it did with the Armenians and the Kurds, the LNA said.

It said it would continue to fight to prevent Libyans from meeting the same fate of the Armenians and the Kurds.

Cairo Declaration

Regional and international parties are calling, meanwhile, for ending the conflict in Libya and initiating dialogue among the Libyans.

Efforts in this regard included an Egyptian initiative for bringing the Libyans together and ending fighting between the Libyan parties.

Nevertheless, Turkey has been doing the exact contrast. It works to spread unrest in Libya and stoke the tensions in it by sending mercenaries and arms shipments.