U-turn of Marshal Haftar's forces in Libya. The army of the strongman of the east Libyan announced Saturday a cease-fire from Sunday 00H00 (22H00 GMT), in accordance with the call launched Wednesday from Moscow and Ankara.
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However, they warned in a brief press release that "the response will be severe in the event of a breach of the truce by the opposing camp", alluding to the forces of the Government of National Union (GNA) recognized by the UN and based in Tripoli .
Plunged into chaos since the fall of Muammar Gaddafi in 2011, Libya is today torn between two authorities: the Government of Libyan National Union (GNA), recognized by the UN and based in Tripoli, and a power embodied by Marshal Haftar.
Both sides enjoy political and military support from regional and international powers, such as Turkey which supports the GNA led by Fayez al Serraj and Russia which supports the forces of Marshal Haftar.
During a meeting on Wednesday in Istanbul, Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan had called for the establishment of a ceasefire in Libya from Sunday midnight and urged the belligerents to sit at the negotiating table to achieve peace
With AFP
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