Libya bars entry of Sudanese nationals into the country over terror concerns
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January 5, 2015 (KHARTOUM) – The internationally-recognized Libyan
government announced on Monday a ban on the entry of citizens from
Sudan, Syria and Palestine.
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Fighters from the Fajr Libya (Libya Dawn) militia hold a position
during clashes with forces loyal to Libya’s internationally-recognised
government near the Wetia military air base, west of the capital
Tripoli on December 29, 2014 (AFP Photo/Mahmud Turkia)
Libya’s interior minister Omar al-Sanki attributed the decision to
Intel suggesting that citizens from these countries are flocking in to
join “terrorist groups” fighting the Libyan army in Benghazi and other
cities in the western part of the country.
Furthermore, citizens from Malta will now require prior clearance from
Libya’s interior ministry to gain entry in light of information that
some Maltese provided logistical support to Islamist “Dawn of Libya”
militias which are now in control of Tripoli.
The order will remain in effect until further order, the Interior ministry said.
Libya has been plagued by political infighting, with government and
parliament unable to control militias that have continued to defy
state authority since ousting Muammar Gaddafi in 2011.
Libya’s internationally recognized government has persistently accused
Sudan of providing weapons to Islamist militias in collaboration with
Qatar.
Last September, Libyan government said Sudan was arming "terror"
groups after an arms-laden Sudanese plane touched down in southern
Libya, allegedly bound for a military airbase in Tripoli held by
mostly Islamist militias who seized the capital in August.
But Sudan has vehemently denied accusations of backing any side in the
Libyan conflict, saying the weapons were shipped for the use of a
joint force between the two countries.
It is widely viewed that Qatar, Turkey and Sudan are backing Islamist
militias while countries like Egypt and United Arab Emirates (UAE) are
backing Heftar.
Tripoli warned that it might sever ties with Khartoum and Doha over
their alleged interference.
On Sunday, a minister in the Libyan government told London-based
Asharq al-Awsat newspaper that information obtained Libyan military
intelligence indicated that Sudanese technicians had assisted pilots
from the Libyan Dawn group in commandeering a plane that struck oil
tanks in the Sidra port during the past week.
The attack launched on Libya’s largest oil terminal saw militants fire
rockets from speedboats, setting alight huge oil tanks and causing
Libya’s oil production to plunge by two-thirds, to 350,000 barrels per
day (bpd), according to the state oil company.
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