(by Andrea Pinto) I'm in charge in Benghazi. Haftar the other day did not allow a presidential plane carrying Prime Minister Abdelhamid to land at Benghazi airport. The parliament, on the other hand, did not vote the budget law on the new prime minister, a clear signal that highlights the political weakness of the Libyan prime minister. It seems to witness a history already seen, with a transitional prime minister wanted by the West, up to the next presidential elections on 24 December and a military leader who has the territory to the east firmly in his hand, the area richest in deposits of oil of the whole country.
To counter Abdelhamid, Haftar is already preparing the surprise move, to nominate his son in the next elections in December. The youngest of his six children, Saddam, will take command of the glorious "Libyan National Army", a military body founded by Haftar that fought to free Cyrenaica from jihadist militias. The only sore point is that his military training failed to take Tripoli (defense from Turkey), despite the support of Russian, Emirati, Egyptian, Chadian and Sudanese drones and mercenaries. Haftar therefore entrusted the two brigades to his firstborn. To Saddam the “Tareq Ben Zyad” brigade and to Khaled the “106”.
Haftar's plan is supported by the Emirates, Egypt and the other Sunni countries who want to hinder the rise in Libya of the Muslim Brotherhood who, as is well known, are supported by Turkey. Despite the appeals of the international community, including Italy, to have Russians and Turks deployed from the territory of the North African country, private Russian militias, such as those of Wagner and Turkish regular soldiers are still present in the territory and can still influence the stability of the country in the opposite direction. them more favorable. Haftar with the help of the Russians could resume military operations when and how he wants. In the meantime, his children are expatriating very often to find financial but also political support. The latest trips to the Emirates, Egypt and Cremonesi on the Republic also speak of Israel are proof of this.