Ghariani incites ISIS to bomb Libya for Erdogan
The ISIS methods that have emerged in Iraq and Syria, including
planting mines, suicide operations and remote explosions, have become the most
prominent methods used in Libya following the entry of Turkish President Recep
Tayyip Erdogan's mercenaries from pro-Ankara factions to Tripoli to stand
alongside the terrorist Government of National Accord (GNA) militias against
the Libyan National Army (LNA). However, unlike Syria and Iraq, this strategy
has become useless, as the main reason for resorting to this strategy in Libya
were the fatwas issued by Brotherhood mufti Sadiq Ghariani from his residence
in Istanbul to incite against the LNA and send more fighters following ISIS’s
methods in Libya.
ISIS methods
Erdogan's mercenaries from pro-Ankara factions sought to
plant mines, use remote explosions and carry out suicide operations in the way
ISIS used to in order to achieve the goals that the GNA was unable to achieve
in the field during its battles with the LNA. Fayez al-Sarraj’s GNA militias
planted many mines in the capital Tripoli, which the LNA confirmed had
previously been used by the militias in Benghazi and Derna.
The GNA militias, along with Ankara’s mercenaries, relied on
the use of the ISIS strategy in planting mines and resorting to suicide
operations in a number of Libyan cities that support the LNA, especially the
cities of Benghazi and Derna, after its losses in the field. But the LNA was
able to achieve victory in both cities after protracted battles.
The planting of mines and explosives came at the instigation
of terrorist mufti Ghariani residing in Turkey due to the increasing losses to
the terrorist militias and mercenaries. On Friday, May 29, the LNA was able to
carry out an ambush against them, and dozens of militants and mercenaries were
killed, 17 others arrested, and six Turkish armored vehicles were confiscated,
according to statements from the LNA.
This comes at a time when the United Nations Mission in
Libya expressed grave concern following the bombing that targeted residents of
the Ain Zara and Salah al-Din districts in Tripoli, pointing out that this
bombing was a deliberate attack against innocent civilians and represents a
hideous transition in the conflict. The UN stressed that these actions do not
serve any military objective, arouse severe fear among the population, and
violate the rights of innocent civilians who must be protected under
international humanitarian law.
Ghariani’s deadly fatwas
Libyan terrorist mufti Ghariani launched many inflammatory
fatwas and takfirist messages from his residence in Istanbul in which he called
for adopting the ISIS strategy of suicide operations for fear of being
captured. His last provocative call was against the city of Bani Walid due to
its position on the ongoing war in Tripoli and its support for the LNA against
the GNA, where Ghariani described the people of the city as "clients"
and said that "those who control it are agents of foreign countries."
