Mahmoud Mohamed - Tripoli

The statements of the President of the Presidential Council of the Al-Wefaq Government, Fayez al-Sarraj, regarding the request of an international force to protect civilians in Libya, raised questions about the feasibility of these forces and the truth of this request.

In his statement to the German newspaper "Welt am Sonntag", Al-Sarraj welcomed the dispatch of an international protection force to protect civilians if the forces of retired Major General Khalifa Haftar continued the attack on Tripoli.

Germany and Italy have indicated their willingness to send a European security mission to support peace in Libya, provided that a permanent armistice between the two parties is adhered to.

European Union Commissioner for Foreign Affairs Josep Borrell did not rule out sending the European Union a military mission to Libya, telling German magazine Der Spiegel, "If there is a ceasefire in Libya, the European Union will have to prepare to help implement and monitor the ceasefire, and possibly also soldiers."

Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte anticipated the Berlin meeting, saying from Algeria that the deployment of peacekeepers "is on the table in Berlin."

Analysts believe that Europe seeks to restore its role in Libya by sending military missions there, and extracting the Libyan file from Turkey and Russia; provided that they do not get involved in the Libyan internal war.

Analysts believe that Turkey and Russia are the sponsors of the ceasefire truce, in addition to Germany, the sponsor of the Berlin conference, which are the most eligible countries to play the role of monitoring the cease-fire and protecting civilians.

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Libyan Foreign Ministry spokesman Mohammed al-Qiblawi confirmed that Al-Sarraj's statements regarding the request for an international force to Libya "have been interpreted, interpreted incorrectly and built upon incorrectly."

He explained that "the president's statements were restricted and conditional on the failure of international endeavors and the political process, and linked to the need for the international community to consider protecting civilians."

"It is too early to talk about any international peace-keeping forces in Libya, and this decision, if requested by the government, requires prior mechanisms and decisions from the UN Security Council to determine the tasks," Qabalawi told Al Jazeera Net.

For his part, believes that the request to deploy international forces "comes to confirm the important Turkish role for the deployment of Turkish soldiers in Libya, and he refused to divide the country."

Hawili said to Al-Jazeera Net, "The role of the criminal Khalifa Haftar will end after losing the Battle of Tripoli and his failure to enter the capital, and he will not have any areas of influence on Libyan soil."

He confirmed that "Haftar and the states that support him - such as the UAE and Egypt - sought to delegitimize the presidential council of the Al-Wefaq government led by President Fayez al-Sarraj, and to remove Turkey from the Libyan scene.

As for the member of the Supreme Council of State, Al-Qasim Dabars, he believes that Al-Sarraj's statements regarding the request of an international force of the United Nations "come with specific tasks for the purpose of monitoring the ceasefire and the return of the displaced and the displaced to their homes south of Tripoli."

He pointed out that "the issue of requesting an international force to Libya has not been discussed yet in the corridors of the Supreme Council of State," noting that this "requires extensive discussions to consider the feasibility of requesting international forces."

Dabars warned that the request of an international force to the Libyan lands "is a sovereign matter within the jurisdiction of all political powers that derive from the political agreement, which is the House of Representatives and the State and the Presidential Council."