Posted November 28, 2011
NTC this week dispatched the
country's most renowned Islamist militia leader to meet senior figures of the
Free Syrian Army.
LEADING LIBYAN ISLAMIST MET FREE SYRIAN ARMY OPPOSITION GROUP
LEADING LIBYAN ISLAMIST MET FREE SYRIAN ARMY OPPOSITION GROUP
Ruth Sherlock in Tripoli
Daily
Telegraph UK
November 27, 2011
Abdulhakim Belhadj, head of the Tripoli Military Council and the former leader of the Libyan Islamic Fighting Group, "met with Free Syrian Army leaders in Istanbul and on the border with Turkey," said a military official working with Mr Belhadj. "Mustafa Abdul Jalil (the interim Libyan president) sent him there."
The "covert operation" was immediately laid bare when a rival Libyan rebel brigade detained Belhaj at Tripoli airport, accused him of travelling on a fake passport, and declared they would jail the senior military leader. Only a letter from the country's interim president was enough to persuade them to let him leave the country.
The meetings came as a sign of growing ties between Libya's fledgling government and the Syrian opposition.
Abdulhakim Belhadj, head of the Tripoli Military Council and the former leader of the Libyan Islamic Fighting Group, "met with Free Syrian Army leaders in Istanbul and on the border with Turkey," said a military official working with Mr Belhadj. "Mustafa Abdul Jalil (the interim Libyan president) sent him there."
The "covert operation" was immediately laid bare when a rival Libyan rebel brigade detained Belhaj at Tripoli airport, accused him of travelling on a fake passport, and declared they would jail the senior military leader. Only a letter from the country's interim president was enough to persuade them to let him leave the country.
The meetings came as a sign of growing ties between Libya's fledgling government and the Syrian opposition.
The Daily Telegraph
on Saturday revealed that the new Libyan authorities had offered money and
weapons to the growing insurgency against Bashar al-Assad. Mr Belhaj also
discussed sending Libyan fighters to train troops, the source said.
Having ousted one dictator, triumphant young men, still filled
with revolutionary fervour, are keen to topple the next. The commanders of
armed gangs still roaming Tripoli's streets said yesterday that
"hundreds" of fighters wanted to wage war against the Assad regime.
...
NOTED: "This is freedom. This is Arab unity". So said the commander of the 'Fighting Village' brigade, one of the armed gangs roaming Tripoli's streets. He was offering some of his fighters to the Syrian rebels but his statement may apply to his feelings about Libya also. Perhaps such sentiment is why the Berbers were shut out of the Libyan rebels' government.
NOTED: "This is freedom. This is Arab unity". So said the commander of the 'Fighting Village' brigade, one of the armed gangs roaming Tripoli's streets. He was offering some of his fighters to the Syrian rebels but his statement may apply to his feelings about Libya also. Perhaps such sentiment is why the Berbers were shut out of the Libyan rebels' government.
The Berbers are an indigenous people
of the modern state of Libya (they make up around 10-15 percent of the
population) but they are not Arab. Many Berbers call themselves some variant of
the word Imazighen meaning
"free people" or "free and noble men".
For millennia, the Berbers of North
Africa fought against Roman, Arab and modern European invaders. And, despite a
history of colonization, they have managed to preserve their language and
culture, and have defended their land.
LIBYAN BERBERS VENT RAGE OVER CABINET EXCLUSION
LIBYAN BERBERS VENT RAGE OVER CABINET EXCLUSION
Francois Murphy Thomson
Reuters/Yahoo!
News Canada/uk/USA
November 27, 2011
TRIPOLI (Reuters) ~ Several hundred Berbers marched into the courtyard of the Libyan prime minister's office Sunday to express their anger at the country's new cabinet, which does not include anyone from their large ethnic group.
TRIPOLI (Reuters) ~ Several hundred Berbers marched into the courtyard of the Libyan prime minister's office Sunday to express their anger at the country's new cabinet, which does not include anyone from their large ethnic group.
The Amazigh, or Berber, people were stunned when the country's
new interim government was announced Tuesday and none of the 26 ministerial
posts went to one of their own. ...
"We do not recognize this government, and all Libyans must know that we are a part, a powerful and effective part of the country," said Mohammed Kaabr, a doctoral student and part of a delegation that spoke to Prime Minister Abdurrahim El-Keib.
Protesters chanted "Where is El-Keib?" and "There is no difference between Amazigh and Arab!" on the steps of Keib's office while talks went on inside. Kaabr said the meeting was cut short so Keib could try to calm the boisterous crowd.
In addition to demanding a greater say in Libya's new political order, the Amazigh are seeking recognition of their language and culture. Their demands are causing tensions with the Arab majority.
The dispute is one of dozens in Libyan society that have come to the fore since the end of Gaddafi's 42-year rule, making it difficult for Libya's new leaders to govern. ...
"We do not recognize this government, and all Libyans must know that we are a part, a powerful and effective part of the country," said Mohammed Kaabr, a doctoral student and part of a delegation that spoke to Prime Minister Abdurrahim El-Keib.
Protesters chanted "Where is El-Keib?" and "There is no difference between Amazigh and Arab!" on the steps of Keib's office while talks went on inside. Kaabr said the meeting was cut short so Keib could try to calm the boisterous crowd.
In addition to demanding a greater say in Libya's new political order, the Amazigh are seeking recognition of their language and culture. Their demands are causing tensions with the Arab majority.
The dispute is one of dozens in Libyan society that have come to the fore since the end of Gaddafi's 42-year rule, making it difficult for Libya's new leaders to govern. ...
Salim George Khalaf Phoenician
Canaanite Encyclopedia International © 2011
The Phoenician colonies in North Africa started out as peaceful, trading presence among the Amazigh original inhabitants of the region. These colonies, though initially inhabited by Phoenicians from the eastern Mediterranean, became a mix of the two peoples as they intermarried with the local Amazigh.
The Amazigh, as well as the Punic Phoenicians, who survived the Roman subjugation of the region are credited with preserving the Phoenician language up till the time of Saint Augustine in the 5th century. Further, traces of the Phoenician alphabet are evident in the Tamazight (Berber) alphabet called Tifinagh.
The presence of the Berber in North Africa today is a living proof that the "Arab World" is not made up of 325 million Arabs. In fact, pan-Arabism is an unfounded heresy forced down the throats of people conquered and subjugated beginning with the advent of the Arab conquest in the 7th century.
The Phoenician colonies in North Africa started out as peaceful, trading presence among the Amazigh original inhabitants of the region. These colonies, though initially inhabited by Phoenicians from the eastern Mediterranean, became a mix of the two peoples as they intermarried with the local Amazigh.
The Amazigh, as well as the Punic Phoenicians, who survived the Roman subjugation of the region are credited with preserving the Phoenician language up till the time of Saint Augustine in the 5th century. Further, traces of the Phoenician alphabet are evident in the Tamazight (Berber) alphabet called Tifinagh.
The presence of the Berber in North Africa today is a living proof that the "Arab World" is not made up of 325 million Arabs. In fact, pan-Arabism is an unfounded heresy forced down the throats of people conquered and subjugated beginning with the advent of the Arab conquest in the 7th century.
The Amazigh, much like the overwhelming majority of the people
of this (Arab) "world," belong to a wide variety of ethnic groups
that are different in blood, tradition, language, literature, art and history,
and should not be lumped together as a single people.
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