Muslim Brotherhood seeks to thwart the new authority
Libyan politicians and experts said the terrorist group seeks to co-operate with some other political organizations to thwart the work of the new Libyan Authority.
Experts agreed in separate talks with Al-Ain Al-Ikhbariya that the terrorist group “could resort to launching a war to obstruct the work of the new authority”, similar to the war launched by takfiri groups to overthrow the parliament years ago.
The experts added that the Libyan presidential elections are the only way to exclude political Islamist groups that cling to the obstruction of the new authorities, because these groups know that the day of voting will be the end of their lead in Libya.
The Turkish regime, headed by Recep Tayyip Erdogan, proved their desire to undermine the work of the new Libyan Authority and to thwart Libyan agreement by supporting extremist organizations, foremost among them the Brotherhood.
Backed by support from their allies, the terrorist group seeks to create crises through their militias that undermine security in the west of the country and refuse to open the coastal road between the cities of Sirte and Misrata in the center of the country.
Othman al-Badri, a Libyan political expert, said the failure of the political dialog “has become in the interest of many forces, not just the Muslim Brotherhood”. “Hence, I am not surprised by the alliance of the Brotherhood with other powers that want to impede the dialog, given their agreement in the interest,” he said.
Al-Badri told Al-Ain Al-Ekhbariya that the Muslim Brotherhood and other organizations “will not leave a way to disrupt the agreement unless they will follow it, especially since circumstances serve them”.
“The tricks of the Brotherhood can be avoided by bringing the Libyan parliament together and giving confidence to the government of national unity,” he said. “This way, the path of the political Islamist group is blocked and things do not return to the starting point.”
“The main factor in realizing the dream of Libyans is the union of their word, the rejection of division, and the rejection of calls and hate speech,” he said. “They must take to the streets in all Libyan cities and demand that parliament give confidence to this government.”
Al-Badri also said that the end of the Muslim is around the corner, meaning that the upcoming elections will be the end of this group if they are free and fair.
Nasser al-Daisy, a Libyan politician, said, “The breath of the Brotherhood still exists in the political scene.”
“The most important victory for Libya is the holding of elections on time and the formation of a new parliament to complete the national tracks, from which all parties are separated by elements that contributed to the deterioration of the political scene,” he said.
“The presence of militias is an obstacle to an elected authority,” he said. “It is necessary to dismantle it in order to hold transparent elections.”
Nasser al-Zayani, a Libyan political analyst, said the Muslim Brotherhood’s danger “is still there as long as Turkey does not stop pumping weapons and mercenaries”.
Al-Zayani added to Al-Ain Al-Akhbar that the quantities of weapons arriving confirm that Turkey and the Muslim Brotherhood “will not retreat in Libya and they could resort to igniting a war like the dawn of Libya to thwart the new Libyan Authority.”
The Libyan people are required to support the political process in order to remove the specter of partition and civil war, he said, adding, “The election fund is the last solution.”
Al-Zayani concluded by calling for “the dismantling of the militias and the establishment of foundations that guarantee the integrity and transparency of the elections, away from the intrusion of extremist groups on power”.
Last month, UN envoy to Libya Stephanie Williams said the “Mohamed Al-Manfi” list won the presidency of the new Provisional Executive Authority in Libya, along with Abdulhamid Debeba, as prime minister, with 39 votes, compared to 34 for the “Aqeela Saleh” list.
The new authority will lead the country until general elections are held late this year, December 24, 2021.
In 2014, extremist groups launched a military operation called “Dawn of Libya” in protest against the results of the election of the Libyan parliament and seized the capital of Tripoli after destroying most of its vital facilities, including Tripoli International Airport.
