by LIZZIE PHELAN
The same militia that erased the Black town of Tawergha and has terrorized dark-skinned Libyans and African immigrants, is threatening to attack the city of Bani Walid, which has been under artillery siege and encirclement for over a week. The NATO-backed militias claim to be targeting “pro-Gaddafi” elements.
Reuters has reported that the Libyan city of Bani Walid, which despite reports that it was the last to surrender to the NATO-led counterinsurgency against the former Libyan government, in fact never did surrender, is being shelled by pro-“government” forces (I put government in parenthesis because there is in fact no authority that can be called a government in Libya, but a vast array of militias that control different areas). The news agency reports that the shelling has so far caused three fatalities including the death of a little girl.
I have also been getting reports over the last few days from Libya that Bani Walid, which has been under siege for about a week, is being threatened with an attack by rebels from Misrata, who have been one of the most notorious elements of the NATO-led insurgency that destroyed Libya’s former government and destabilized the entire country, with ripple effects across the region.
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