Libya On The Brink Of Another Civil War

CNBC: Key OPEC oil producer Libya is on the brink of war as general orders forces into Tripoli

* Libya’s eastern military leader orders his forces to march into Tripoli, the seat of a rival United Nations-recognized government.
* “Those who lay down their weapons are safe, and those who raise the white banner are safe,” Haftar says.
* General Khalifa Haftar holds the nation’s eastern oil terminals and his forces have moved south recently to secure Libya’s oil fields.

Libya’s eastern military leader has ordered his forces to march on Tripoli, sparking concerns that open war could soon break out between the main political factions in a key oil-producing nation.

The OPEC member state has been riven by conflict since the fall of dictator Muammar Qaddafi in 2011. For much of that time, General Khalifa Haftar has held the country’s east, drawing support from Egypt and the United Arab Emirates and serving as a foil to the United Nations-recognized government in the capital of Tripoli.

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