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Source: Arabia.net – Monia Ghanmi
The scene of the massive military convoy that accompanied the return of the Interior Minister of the Government of National Accord Fathi Bashagha to the capital, Tripoli, from Turkey, which was literally led by the Misurata militias and the threats they made to his counterpart in Tripoli in support of his rival Fayez al-Sarraj, an indication of the division of the two cities of Western Libya between the only two men, Rather, it gives an idea of what the next days will bring and where this open fight for the power the situation in Libya.
The gap between the head of the reconciliation government, Fayez al-Sarraj, and his interior minister, Fathi Bashagha, widened and reached the point of no return, after the former decided to suspend the labor minister and order an investigation into attacks targeting protesters, following the accusation by Sarraj-affiliated Bashagha militias of targeting peaceful protesters, and he was excluded from two high-level security meetings.
Before setting the date for the investigation with Bashagha, the strong and rising man in Misrata who is linked to the Muslim Brotherhood group near Turkey, both took refuge with armed militias to guard him, while the Misrata militias back Bashagha against the Tripoli militias that support Sarraj, increasing the possibility of an armed confrontation between these militias.
The point where the cup overflowed
In this context, the Libyan political analyst Abu Ya`rab Al-Baraki considered that the recent demonstrations were nothing more than the point that the cup overflowed and brought to light the differences between the two men, indicating that what is happening is a fighting for who represents the Tripoli region in the new authority, which is being discussed now, considering that Bashagha seeks to reach the position, but this requires turning against Sarraj and taking him out of the equation, which is what Bashagha tried to do when trying to Ride the wave of corruption and fight the corrupt.
Fathi Bashagha at Tripoli Mitiga Airport (Archives – France Press)
The role of Turkey
Al-Baraki, who is from the city of Misurata, does not expect the conflict between Bashagha and Al-Sarraj to turn into an armed confrontation between the Misrata militias and their rival in the capital, Tripoli, explaining that Turkey will avoid any possible friction. armed, because this will collapse their plans and weaken their role in Libya, which depends on Sarraj and Bashagha together, nor will it interfere in the interests of either party for fear of turning against them and, therefore, the collapse of the system that he is trying to train in the west of the country.
Security forces loyal to Bashagha in Tripoli (Archive – Reuters)
He continued in a statement to Al-Arabiya.net that the development of the conflict in the West from political to armed will embarrass Ankara in front of the international community and demonstrate the failure of its intervention and expose its support for gangs and criminal mafias, and therefore both the Turks will avoid any armed confrontation, because they are the biggest losers of the slide of the situation in the West. To chaos.
Gang government … and fear of Brotherhood intrusion
On the other hand, Al-Baraki suggested that this conflict between the most important pillars of the reconciliation government will have immediate repercussions in the future and the image of the government, since it will weaken it even more internally and externally, considering that Al-Wefaq “has fallen morally demonstrating that those who govern are mafias and gangs that do not understand that power is ethical above all “. “.
For his part, political analyst Muhammad al-Raeesh indicated that the competition for influence between Sarraj and Bashagha is no longer hidden, as Bashagha has been leading a plan for some time to support the influence of the Misurata Brotherhood militias of which he comes and evict the militias from the capital. Strengthening the Tripoli militias and protecting them from the Interior Minister’s efforts to dismantle them, fearing that the Brotherhood organization and its coup against him would be overwhelmed in favor of the Interior Minister, especially after Bashagha got out of control and made moves and visits to Turkey without knowledge and coordination with his prime minister, all of which hastened the decision to stop him from work and subjugate him. Investigate an attempt to cut back on your role and reduce your growing influence.
Loyal to Fathi Bashagha in Tripoli (Archive – Reuters)
In addition, Al-Raeesh indicated in a statement to Al-Arabiya.net that indications of a confrontation between armed militias loyal to Sarraj and those that supported Bashagha began to appear after exchanging accusations and intimidation messages between them, but Al- Sarraj preceded him with a step that wanted to absorb Misrata’s wrath, naming him Muhammad Ali. Al-Haddad is the Chief of Staff of the National Accord Forces, and is one of the leaders of Misrata’s largest militia (the al-Halbus Brigade), in a message to the notables of the city and the leaders of the militias that the fight with Bashagha is a personal conflict and not a regional or ideological one, ruling out in this context that Misrata would be involved in a war for Bashagha.
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