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One resident said: The local security forces dont do anything about them because they are scared to cause trouble.

Mr Barghathi, a former tank brigade commander who led the military campaign against Isil in Sirte, said he had set up a special army operations base near Beni Walid to deal with the re-emergence of the terrorist threat and that western governments were assisting him in tracking terrorist movements.

We know they are using the off-road networks south of Beni Walid and that they are mixing with the illegal immigration traders to make money, said Mr Barghathi.

Brigadier General Mohamed al-Ghasri, an army spokesman in western Libya, said that he was aware of increased co-ordination between al-Qaeda and Isil to assassinate military leaders and that they were based in the south.

Jonathan Githens-Mazer, an associate fellow at the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) and professor at the University of Exeter, said terrorist groups in Libya were becoming "more fluid".

"Violent extremists are content to wear different labels as 'flags of convenience' in pursuit of their aims," he said. "As we're also seeing in other territories like Syria, and the Yemen, the old divisions between AQ and groups like Daesh are mattering less and less."

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News Roundup - Thu, Mar 02, 2017 The Libya Observer ... Council Fayaz Sirraj arrived in Moscow today leading a high-ranking delegation form his government. The PC delegation is expected to hold talks with their Russian counterparts on joint cooperation and the ongoing efforts to resolve Libya's ...

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Turkish oil tanker seized in western Libya while buying smuggled fuel The Libya Observer A Turkish-flagged oil tanker has been seized in the Libyan city of Zuwara by oil smugglers, a Turkish news outlet reported on Thursday. Deniz News Agency said Haci Telli set off from Tuzla in Turkey to Malta on February 11 and arrived in Zuwara Port on ... Libya Militia Seizes Turkish TankerOilPrice.com Turkish Oil Tanker Seized in Libya, 11 Crew Members Held CaptiveSputnik International all 3 news articles »

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GUE/NGL group has intervened at the start of todays (1 March) mini-plenary at the European Parliament to criticise President Antonio Tajanis recent interview with the German media in which he supported the idea of putting refugees in camps in Libya for an indefinite period.

The newly-elected President of the Parliament was asked byBarbara SpinelliMEP during the Point of Order to clarify his comments in which Tajani suggested toFunke Mediengruppethe possibility of millions of refugees reaching Europe in the next 20 years.

Tajanis remarks were deemed to have broken the promise to speak and act in name of the whole Parliament even though GUE/NGL along with the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights oppose the return of migrants and refugees in Libya as it is not considered a safe country.

In addition,Marina AlbiolMEP had already written to the President demanding an explanation of his remarks (inEnglishandSpanish).

Speaking on behalf of the group, Spinelli asked Tajani:

Based on article 22 of the Rules of Procedures, I am astonished by the Presidents statements made to the German press on Monday regarding the return agreement with Libya.

The Parliament has never discussed the matter and, even though you knew the objections of many MEPs, you declared to be in favour of the establishment of detention camps in Libya. Camps where migrants and refugees could be locked in and I quote even for years.

My political group is against this agreement and it is not the only one. The United Nations consider Libya as an unsafe country. In the interview, you say that the camps shall not be concentration camps. Of course they shant!, said Spinelli.

But I wonder how the Union would be able to guarantee this as Libya is not an European protectorate. I am surprised by your words since, in the past, you promised to be an impartial President and to respect the different opinions that there are in this hemicycle. I fear it is a broken promise, argued Spinelli.

Albiol was equally critical of the Tajani remarks:

This is yet another example of mainstream parties adopting the language of the far-right in the European Union in order to compete with them in the elections without challenging them politically.

Such scaremongering against migrants and asylum-seekers cannot be tolerated, and presenting them as a threat would only fuel xenophobia, she continued.

The situation on the ground in Libya is already extremely precarious with different armed groups claiming control of the territory and forcing people to stay in camps. This is in complete breach of international law.

Tajani must rectify these unfortunate comments if he does not want to be a force for the assimilation of the European Unions discourse with the one of the far-right, argued Albiol.

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The Kremlin has revived its criticism of the U.S.-led intervention in Libya, days ahead of a possible visit by the war-torn north African countrys prime minister, state news agency Itar-Tass reports.

The NATO operation in 2011 toppled Libyan authoritarian leader Muammar al-Qaddafi quickly but the limited planning for rebuilding the country politically resulted in a collapse into civil war. Islamist extremist groups have risen to prominence in the country and ex-U.S. President Barack Obama pointed to the lack of planning as his worst mistake in his last year in office.

Russia was opposed to the move though did not block the resolution for an intervention in the United Nations Security Council. Regardless, Libya has become the Kremlins standard example of Western inadequacy in the Middle East. Monday Russian President Vladimir Putins spokesman gave yet another clue that Moscow intends to play a role in restoring a strong regime in the country.

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Fighters loyal to Libya's Government of National Unity (GNA) look through binoculars towards Sirte's conference centre, which had become a command headquarters for ISIS, July 18, 2016. Now ISIS has been overthrown in Sirte since December, Russia has indicated it would support Libya in its challenge to restore order to the country. Mahmud Turkia/AFP/Getty Images

Russia is interested in Libya finally becoming a working state after this barbaric intervention that was conducted from outside, that led to catastrophic consequences from the point of view of the Libyan state and the future of the Libyan people, Peskov said. That is why we are interested in the swift development of a durable power in Libya that can begin the process of restoring and recreating the state.

Peskov made his comments Wednesday after Putins Middle East envoy Mikhail Bogdanovs statement Monday, in which he announced that the prime minister of the Government of National Accord of Libya, Fayez al-Sarraj, would visit Russia in the coming days.

His is one of a handful of political institutions in Libya that are vying for de facto power over the country as a whole, though Moscow has recently courted rival factions, most notably the military leader Khalifa Haftar.

Haftar was given a statesmans welcome aboard Russias Syria-bound air carrier last year and has said he expects Russia to lobby for his and Libyas interests in the U.N. Security Council.

Peskov said Putin himself is currently not planning any meeting with Sarraj. The Kremlin has let the ministries of defense and foreign affairs negotiate with Libyan factions, including Haftars during his last visit to Moscow in November.

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