The New Arab, citing military sources Ajdabiya, reported that the former head of the Petroleum Facilities (IFG) Guard Ibrahim Jodran and the tribal loyalists of Moamar Gheddafi as well as the Chadian rebels have formed a new alliance to carry out a military operation which aims to control not only the growing oil region but also many other areas in the country.
According to the New Arab, the commander of the so-called Eastern Libyan army, Khalifa Haftar, has sent more troops into the oil region and the units of the Al-Saiqa Force have been seen moving towards the south-western region, particularly towards Ghat. "Jodran met former head of the Haftar forces in the western Libyan district of Wershiffana, Omar Tantoush and other military officers loyal to Gadhafi to form a brigade of Gadhafi's loyalists from different tribes in southern Libya."
According to the website, the Chadian rebel groups will be part of the new alliance because they have good positions in southern Libya, such as Um Al-Araneb and others, not to mention the Tubu tribes that could be part of the alliance.
"The new alliance could hit three axes: the oil region, the airbases of Jufra and Tamnehent, which could be used by the airplanes of Haftar and the military base of Brak Al-Shaati, which is the main point of troops south of Haftar . "The new Arab added.
In addition to weakening the grip of Haftar, the alliance aims to have a strong position in the event that the wheel of the political process is pushed towards the next elections.
The loyal forces of Jodran, with him in command, last June, attacked the oil region (the Ras Lanuf and Sidra oil terminals) before Haftar's forces regained control.
The "Global Risk Insights" recently reported that the struggle for the growing Libyan oil region is not over, as further clashes could occur in the region as all the forces present in the field have the same objective: to take control of oil and have such strong positions in political negotiations.