Al-Sarraj condemned ‘back-stabbing’ military attacks by Haftar
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Fayez Al-Sarraj, the head of the Presidential Councilhas, condemned the military operations and attacks on Tripoli by Khalifa Haftar’s forces.
He said that these were a stab in the back amid the efforts to reach a political solution in Libya.
Al-Sarraj indicated Saturday in an address on the Libyan state TV Channel that he met with Haftar many times and was positive that the results of those meetings would facilitate a political settlement to the crisis, Libya Observer reports.
“When we hosted the UN Secretary General in Tripoli, we were surprised to hear about Haftar’s military mobilization after the progress of the political solution in the country.” Al-Sarraj said.
He also said that his forces have been asked to be on high alert and that he declared mobilization of all forces in order to respond to the declaration of war by Haftar, who will gain nothing, but will only shed blood and destroy people’s properties.
“All those involved in the current war on Tripoli will be brought to justice locally and internationally.” Al-Sarraj added.
He called on the international community not to look equally at the attacker and the defender which is preserving the civilian state, asking the countries supporting Haftar in his war to stop it.
