The forces of the Libyan National Accord government talked about an unprecedented mobilization of its fighters west of the city of Sirte in preparation for a forthcoming military operation, while Egypt announced its endeavor to stabilize the field situation and its commitment to a political solution in Libya, after recently threatening direct military intervention in its western neighbor under a mandate from the retired Major General Khalifa Hifter’s camp .

The military build-up west of Sirte (450 km east of Tripoli) was described as unprecedented by Mustafa al-Mujei, spokesman for the Burak anger operation of the Al-Wefaq government, on Sunday, in statements to German News Agency.

"The outbreak of the battle to liberate the cities of Sirte and Al-Jafra is decided and very close, as well as the liberation of Libyan fields and ports," Al-Majei said, adding that this is the mission of the Sirte Al-Jafra operation room.

He added that the broader goal is to eliminate what he described as the state of rebellion and extend control over the entire Libyan soil.

The Libyan spokesman added that if the countries supporting Haftar arbitrate the mind, there will be no battle, but he made it clear that if those countries choose to fight, the reconciliation forces are prepared for them, stressing that all possibilities are harnessed to serve the operations room of the Jafrat al-Jafra.

Al-Majei suggested that Russia would abandon Haftar, adding that the latter has become more dependent on what he described as the Sudanese Janjawid mercenaries.

Military reinforcements
The Al-Wefaq forces announced yesterday to send military reinforcements and supplies towards the city of Sirte, and a spokesman for the Sirte Jafra Operations Room confirmed that fighters, weapons and ammunition were distributed on the fighting axes in preparation for the instructions of the Al-Wefaq government to advance towards Sirte as well as towards Al-Jafra, which is located in the south (central Libya), And there is a base on which the Command of the American Forces in Africa (AFRICOM) confirmed that Russia has deployed aircraft in support of its ally Haftar.

Yesterday, the Libyan Libyan private channel broadcast pictures of the Al-Wefaq forces that went to Sirte from several cities, such as Tripoli, Misrata and Al-Zawiya, and activists published pictures of what they said were advanced missile launchers published by those forces.

After the defeat of Haftar's forces and their Russian mercenaries, from the southern suburbs of Tripoli and the city of Tarhuna (80 km southeast of Tripoli), at the beginning of last June, the vanguard of the Al-Wefaq forces headed towards Sirte, fought skirmishes with the forces of Haftar, and they were subjected to air strikes that forced them to retreat westward.

Recently, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşo أوlu said that the ceasefire in Libya is conditional on the withdrawal of Haftar's forces from Sirte and Jafra.

In the Al-Hilal oil region near Sirte, hundreds of meters away from oil tanks, clashes took place yesterday between two armed groups loyal to Haftar (the Thunderbolt Forces and the Guard of the Oil Facilities), which caused the concern of the Libyan National Oil Corporation, which had previously denounced the presence of mercenaries supporting Haftar in some Oil fields and ports.

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political political solution , the National Defense Council in Egypt today, after a meeting chaired by President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, affirmed Cairo’s commitment to a political solution as a way to end the Libyan crisis, in a manner that preserves the sovereignty and unity of the Libyan state, as he put it.

A spokesman for the Egyptian presidency said that the Defense Council called for an end to what it described as illegal foreign interference in Libya.

He added that the council affirmed Egypt's endeavor to stabilize the current field situation in Libya and not to cross the "declared lines" with the aim of bringing peace between all parties.

He also said that the Libyan file is one of the highest priorities for Egyptian foreign policy.

The Egyptian president had hinted at military intervention in Libya, and spoke of a possible "mandate" from the "Libyan tribes," saying that the advance of reconciliation forces towards Sirte and Jafra is a "red line."

The Al-Wefaq government denounced al-Sisi's threats, and confirmed its intention to extend its control over all Libyan soil, warning Cairo against the consequences of interfering in Libya.

Earlier, the Al-Wefaq government released photos of what it said were Egyptian military supplies that arrived in the eastern Libyan city of Tobruk in support of Haftar.

In Amman, the Egyptian Foreign Minister, Sameh Shoukry, said today that the presence of what he described as armed militias in Libya threatens Egyptian security, and he and his Jordanian counterpart Ayman Safadi called for a political solution to the conflict in Libya away from external interference.

Condemned positions
Meanwhile, Libyan positions rejecting the meeting of Libyan tribal figures in Cairo are still taking place, and Egypt invited them to intervene militarily in Libya.

The Senate of Misrata Municipality asked the Al-Wefaq government to address the Libyan public prosecutor to obtain arrest warrants and bring against everyone from the delegation that met the Egyptian president in Cairo.

In a statement, the council added that the representative of Libya and its people is the internationally recognized Al-Wefaq government and the bodies that derive from the Skhirat political agreement.

The Council of Elders and notables declared the municipality of Tajoura, east of the capital, Tripoli, rejecting what it described as a mockery of the mandates that Sisi and Haftar had invented, and called for the trial of members of the delegation that asked Sisi to intervene militarily in Libya.

Also, the tribes, notables, sheikhs and civil society institutions in Tarhuna City announced today their repudiation of the Cairo meeting, stressing that all the Tarhuna tribes are with the unity of the Libyan soil and against any Egyptian interference in Libya.

And positions had been issued by notables from the tribes, Rafla and the Moroccans, as well as social components in a number of cities, such as the city of Zintan (southwest of Tripoli).

Recruitment of mercenaries
On the other hand, the Sudanese Rapid Support Forces in North Darfur State (western Sudan) today announced the arrest of 160 people - including two foreigners - who were on their way to Libya to work as mercenaries there.

This is the third time in less than a month that the Sudanese authorities announced the arrest of dozens who were going to work as mercenaries in Libya.