The clashes began when the patrols of the “Directorate Support Force” group passed by in the vicinity of the road, where the militia forces from the city of Al-Zawiya (west of the country), Muhammad Bahrun, were recently stationed, which took the initiative to open fire on these patrols, according to the sources.
The region is witnessing an increase in security breaches and an increase in the number of crimes of theft and kidnapping recently, according to civil sources, which indicate that the Directorate’s Support Force managed to control an armed vehicle for Bahrun militia, while initial reports indicate that there were casualties between the two parties.
The sources suggested that the differences over the areas of influence and control were the driving force behind these clashes, especially that the two sides were supporters of the expired government, pointing to the arrival of militia members “444” to separate the conflicting parties so that confrontations would not be renewed between them.
lack of professionalism
These clashes are also due to the presence of people in the security institutions in the western region who are not qualified to perform the tasks. The security expert, Brigadier General Muhammad al-Rajbani, also indicates that the Ministry of Interior has emptied dozens of qualified professional officers, while there are people “overnight” who were unjustly imitated high ranks, and assigned the tasks of maintaining security to armed groups and militias.
Dozens of exceptional promotions were granted by the expired government without regard to legal conditions, as Al-Rajbani points out, who added that “sovereign institutions in Libya have been destroyed over the past years.”
power dispute
The capital, Tripoli, is witnessing confrontations between the militias, which, if they meet in their political subordination, are due to differences and disputes over areas of influence and control, according to the military expert, Muhammad al-Sadiq, who confirmed that these clashes eventually end with “mediations” and financial “satisfactions.”
Despite the official attributes granted to these groups, they are far from being disciplined and professional, and spending on them from the public budget is a waste of public money, as the military analyst asserts.
Ignore the “Post” agreement
This clash is the first violation of the agreement that took place between the leaders of the militias controlling the Libyan capital, at a meeting at the Busta Naval Base on September 13.
Contact lines have been drawn to prevent confrontations between the militias, as the current opinion is to avoid conflict as much as possible, despite the existence of old differences between them, according to Sky News Arabia sources.
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