by Erman Atak* | Jan 14, 2020 | Commentary, Peace & Conflict Management
Possibility of Turkish military intervention caused an increase in the external military support to Haftar. Despite his powerful words and Parliamentary approval to troop deployment plans, Erdogan is not able to send a decisive force to back GNA side. On the other...
by Erman Atak* | Dec 23, 2019 | Commentary, Peace & Conflict Management
Background In the last couple of weeks, we have been witnessing the most active times of the Libya crisis According to news coming from front lines, defenders of the Tripoli are in dire straits in the eye of Haftar’s LNA. Increased Russian interference; US reactions...
by Erman Atak* | Dec 9, 2019 | Commentary, Geopolitics & Great Power Politics, Peace & Conflict Management
This week —thanks to superior air support and Russian mercenaries— Haftar’s LNA succeeded in gaining more ground in its endeavor to capture capital Tripoli. Witnessing significant impact of direct involvement of Russian fighters and weapons in the battlefield, the GNA...
by Muneer Binwaber* | Nov 13, 2019 | Commentary, Peace & Conflict Management
Although the main objective of the Southern Transitional Council (STC) is to re-establish a Southern Arab State, Yemeni President Abdu Rabbuh Mansour Hadi tweeted shortly before the agreement, conveying the message that they have worked diligently to give the Southern...
by Erman Atak* | Oct 29, 2019 | Commentary, Democracy & Rule of Law, Peace & Conflict Management
The Report of the Amnesty International (AI) published this week is the first public investigation of the war crimes committed since the Haftar’s offensive upon Tripoli on 4 April. There were some United Nations investigations conducted by experts on some particular...
by Erman Atak* | Oct 23, 2019 | Commentary, Peace & Conflict Management
Eight years ago, on 20 October, Moammar Gaddafi was captured and killed in his hometown Sirte and buried to an unknown grave. Since his death, Libyans have been waiting for their dreams to come true. Developments of last week are not promising though, indicating that...
