Episode Beyond the News (28/26/2020) I wondered about the body in which the scene appears on the Sirte and Al-Jafra fronts after the mobilization of Haftar and mercenaries from Sudan, Chad and the Russian Wagner Company, and about the future of the political process in the light of field developments and the reinforcement of each party's military positions?
From the point of view of the writer and political analyst Abd al-Salam al-Rajhi, the use of Haftar mercenaries from the Sudanese and Chadian opposition is not new, as confirmed by Libyan reports since 2016, during which mercenaries in his ranks managed to control the Oil Crescent and al-Jafra base in central Libya.
He added that the Sudanese army and the rapid intervention force led by Hamidati spoke clearly at the end of 2017 that the Egyptian regime - through Khalifa Haftar - supported the Sudanese opposition with weapons, vehicles and armored vehicles. However, after the regime change in Sudan, Hamidati became evading recognition of Haftar's support for Sudanese mercenaries.
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his part, Al-Rashid Muhammad Ibrahim, a professor of political science at Dar Al Uloom College of Technology said that the official Sudanese position is the recognition of the government of reconciliation - internationally recognized - and that official statements confirm the absence of Sudanese forces in Libya. But this does not prevent the presence of Sudanese forces that do not belong to a specific party.
The writer and political researcher Ibrahim Belkacem argued that the Security Council’s expert teams should be used to ensure the presence of foreign mercenaries in Libya, considering that it is necessary to return to the negotiating table and talk about alternatives to violence and fighting, even if it is illegal or justified. He stressed that foreign mercenaries are killing Libyans, and therefore their continued presence on Libyan soil is dangerous and Libya will pay a heavy price.
It is noteworthy that sources for the island reported that large numbers of mercenaries from Sudan and Chad had crossed the Libyan Kafra region towards southern Ajdabiya and then marched to Al-Jafra to fight alongside the forces of retired Major General Khalifa Hifter against the forces of the legitimate government of Al-Wefaq.