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    Arrow Massive Military Operation To Evacuate US Embassy Personnel From Tripoli, Libya

    Reading all the media reports and government statements the following military/DOD resources used to help evacuate military and Department of State personnel from the Tripoli Embassy. US drones, F-16s, E/F-18s, V-22 Ospreys, 500 Marines, convoy under air gunships of cover... According to reports, the US personnel were evacuated to Tunisia.

    http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2014-0...gadhafi-ousterUS Evacuates Libya Embassy Following Biggest Local Violence Since Gadhafi Ouster

    07/26/2014 10:25 -0400
    The middle east is burning again: first it was the fascinating ascent of the brutal Al-Qaeda spinoff ISIS, creating its own Caliphate in northern Iraq and in the process taking over a third of Syrian territory as well as all of its oil infrastructure. Then, the latest iteration of the Israel vs Gaza conflict has now claimed over 1000 lives and is dragging virtually all neighboring countries into it as well. And the cherry on top is that the Libyan "liberation" by the US has just gone full circle, as the country is is now witnessing one of its worst spasms of violence since Gadhafi’s ouster. End result: nearly two years after the deadly attack on the US embassy in Benghazi, moments ago the US once again shuttered its embassy in Libya, this time in Tripoli, evacuating more than 150 Americans to Tunisia. This is happening just 24 hours after the US Secretary of State was literally next door in Egypt, assuring the region that peace and stability are just around the corner.
    From NBC:


    More than 150 Americans have been evacuated from the U.S. embassy in Tripoli, Libya, amid spiraling militant violence aimed at the Libyan government. "The U.S. together with other countries have decided that because of the freewheeling militia violence that is taking place particularly around the embassy ... it presents a real risk to our personnel," Secretary of State John Kerry told reporters during a trip to France.

    American officials told NBC News that the 158 Americans, including 80 heavily armed U.S. Marines, left the embassy compound early Saturday in a caravan of SUV's and buses and drove west toward neighboring Tunisia. Besides the Marines who were the embassy’s security force, the caravan was also protected overhead by two American F-16 fighter jets and unmanned drones that shadowed the group on their drive.

    At least two American warships, a guided-missile destroyer, the USS Ross and a guided-missile cruiser, the USS Vella Gulf, were nearby in the Mediterranean in case additional military protection was needed, officials told NBC News.

    While there appeared to be no direct threat of an attack against the embassy, the rising violence in Libya recently prevented delivery of food and other vital supplies to the embassy over roads now largely controlled or threatened by rebel militant forces, the officials added.
    While it needs no reminding, CBS does so nonetheless, that "the move marks the second time in a little more than three years that Washington has closed its embassy in Libya. In Feb. 2011, the embassy suspended operations amid the uprising that eventually toppled longtime leader Moammar Gadhafi. After the formation of a transitional government in July, 2011, the embassy reopened in September. Gadhafi was killed in October of 2011."


    The Obama administration has been particularly sensitive about security of U.S. government employees in Libya since the Sept. 11, 2012, attack on the U.S. mission in the country’s second largest city of Benghazi that killed ambassador Chris Stevens and three other Americans. The administration is still fending off criticism from Republicans and others that it did not either enhance security in Benghazi or evacuate the mission due to rising violence in that city in the months prior to the attack.

    The Benghazi mission was abandoned after that attack and never reopened. The embassy In Tripoli has been operating with reduced staff since but has remained open even as the violence intensified.
    But wait, didn't Brent drop recently because the political situation in Libya was getting better? Recall from Goldman:


    On July 2, federalist rebels handed the central oil terminals of Ras Lanuf and Es Sider back to the Libyan government, with a combined capacity of 560 thousand barrels per day. The government lifted the force majeure on July 6, allowing the NOC to start marketing crude from the ports. This development points to a potential sharp ramp-up in Libyan oil production from its current 320 thousand barrels per day level as well as a ramp-up in exports that have been erratic so far this year. This has led to a decline in crude oil prices, with Brent prices down nearly $2.00/bbl since Reuters first reported this deal and currently trading near $110/bbl, although the lack of further deterioration in Iraq, where exports remain undisrupted, has also contributed to the broader decline in prices over the past two weeks.



    https://uk.news.yahoo.com/u-turkey-e...7.html#kg9MC2t

    U.S., Turkey evacuate staff from Tripoli


    Reuters – 4 hours ago

    PARIS (Reuters) - The U.S State Department said on Saturday it was temporarily removing its personnel from Libya because of fighting near the U.S. embassy in Tripoli.

    Turkey had also removed about 700 personnel from the North African country, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry told reporters at the U.S. ambassador's residence in Paris before holding talks there with Turkish and Qatari counterparts on the Middle East.
    (Reporting by Arshad Mohammed; editing by Michel Rose and Mark John)

    US personnel leave Tripoli for Tunisia

    By Newser Editors and Wire Services
    Posted Jul 26, 2014 7:28 AM CDT

    (Newser) – The United States shut down its embassy in Libya today and evacuated its diplomats to neighboring Tunisia under military escort amid a significant deterioration in security in Tripoli, the State Department said. Officials blamed intensified fighting between rival militias. The withdrawal underscored the Obama administration's concern about the heightened risk to American diplomats abroad, particularly in Libya where memories of the deadly 2012 attack on the US mission in the eastern city of Benghazi are still vivid.
    The State Department also issued a travel warning urging Americans not to go to the country and recommending that those already there leave immediately. "The Libyan government has not been able to adequately build its military and police forces and improve security," it said. "Many military-grade weapons remain in the hands of private individuals, including antiaircraft weapons that may be used against civilian aviation." American personnel at the Tripoli embassy left the capital around dawn and traveled by road to Tunisia.
    http://www.independentsentinel.com/u...d-tranquility/
    U.S. Flees Libya After Obama Spread ‘Tranquility’
    July 26, 2014
    By Sara Noble

    Libya is a failed state with intense fighting taking place among competing Islamic militias including the Muslim Brotherhood and a general who hopes to free his country from Ansar al-Sharia.
    This entire situation is Obama’s fault though he thinks he’s spreading “tranquility.”

    Barack Obama accepting the Nobel Peace Prize.
    “There have been a number of situations in which you’ve seen this administration intervene in a meaningful way that has substantially furthered American interests and substantially improved the, you know, the tranquility of the global community,” Josh Earnest said mid-July.
    Among the many nations to profit from this Obama inflicted ‘tranquility” is Libya which he went to war with the approval of the U.N. and without the approval from Congress in violation of the War Powers Act.
    The law is meaningless to Mr. Obama. He picks and chooses which ones he will enforce.
    We evacuated the last remaining U.S. personnel in Tripoli, Libya early this morning under protective air support provided by U.S. warplanes and spy aircraft.
    The Muslim Brotherhood won the most recent elections – possibly through fraud – and some militias are attempting to dislodge them. General Haftar is fighting a war against Ansar al-Sharia, which is an al-Qaida “sympathizer.”
    The U.S. under Obama toppled the admittedly-insane leader Muammar Gaddafi who was, however, working with the U.S. to rid the country of Al Qaeda and who had no beef with Israel. The American people were lied to when we were told he was going to massacre innocents in Benghazi. He never made any such move – it was bluster – and the ‘innocents’ were Al Qaeda.
    We replaced his dictatorship with a weak puppet government and insisted they include the terrorist group, The Muslim Brotherhood, in the government.
    The conditions in the capital of Tripoli have deteriorated and much of the fighting is taking place in the capital. General Haftar is concentrating most of his fighting in Tripoli.
    The West portrays Haftar as a ‘renegade general’ who is ‘causing upheaval’, characterizations which he does not appreciate. He says he is not rebelling against the state because there is no state.
    The U.S. and Europe heavily criticize him but little is said against the brutal Islamic extremists, the Muslim Brotherhood and Ansara al-Sharia, known to be an Al Qaeda affiliate.

    General Khalifa Haftar who is trying to free Libya from Islamic extremist militias.
    To digress for a moment, the use of the terms “affiliate”, “offshoot”, “sympathizers” of Al Qaeda and so on, is absurd and meant to deceive. They are all the same people. Most answer to al-Zawahiri but whether they do not is irrelevant. They are violent jihadists who want the Middle East to become an Islamic caliphate under Sharia law. Most seek the destruction of Israel and all Western life and values.
    Embassy personnel were taken to temporary offices in neighboring Tunisia with security provided by U.S. forces. Spokes woman Marie Harf said the embassy is not closed but operations were temporarily suspended.
    It’s only temporary, the disingenuous spokesperson assures us.
    “Due to the ongoing violence resulting from clashes between Libyan militias in the immediate vicinity of the U.S. Embassy in Tripoli, we have temporarily relocated all of our personnel out of Libya,” State Department spokeswoman Marie Harf said in a statement.

    Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton at the funeral of the murdered men of Benghazi.
    Libya is a Hillary success as well as Obama’s. Benghazi was mis-portrayed. The deceit fostered by both to help Obama win re-election was noticed in Libya and around the world. It made the U.S. look weak and evil. Battles Rage in Tripoli

    Jamahiriya News Agency

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    But, but, but...democracy! This is Obama and Hillary's greatest coup...err, uh, liberation!
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    This is Killary's reaction after hearing of Gaddafi's Lynching in the streets of sitre.



    Reminds me of my sweet grandma. Always laughing her hearts out after her minions kill another human being that didn't do anything to her.

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    Pentagon says Tripoli operation began 5am local time. V-22 Ospreys escorted approx 150 staff from U.S. Embassy
    #Libya pic.twitter.com/Pb82Xc45jh


    British Foreign Office announces all citizens to leave Libya Immediately
    GOV.UK



    Foreign travel advice Libya
    Summary



    • Still current at: 26 July 2014
    • Latest update: Summary section - the FCO advise against all travel to Libya; British nationals in Libya should leave now by commercial means


    Due to the ongoing and greater intensity of fighting in Tripoli and wider instability throughout Libya, The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) advise against all travel to Libya. British nationals in Libya should leave now by commercial means.


    The British Embassy remains open but with reduced staff. The Embassy’s ability to provide consular assistance in Libya is very limited.

    On 13 July 2014, Tripoli International Airport was closed following clashes that broke out between armed groups in the area surrounding the airport. Other airports may change their flight schedule without notice. Contact your airline or travel company for further information before travelling.
    There is a widespread and worsening shortage of petrol and lengthy queues at fuel stations are common.

    Since December 2013, a number of foreign nationals have been shot dead in Libya. Further attacks against foreigners are likely and could be opportunistic.
    There is a high threat from terrorism including kidnapping.

    Since January 2014, a number of foreign nationals have been kidnapped, including in Tripoli. See Terrorism

    Avoid any demonstrations or large gatherings of people. If you become aware of any nearby violence you should leave the area immediately. Violent clashes between armed groups are possible across the country, including in Tripoli, particularly at night. Fighting can break out in many places and at short notice. It can become serious quickly putting those in the area at risk. You should remain vigilant at all times.


    Keep a low profile and try to limit travelling around as much as possible, particularly at night. There is a high threat from crime.
    If you’re entering Libya as a media representative, you should get press accreditation from the Libyan authorities. You must get permission before taking any photographs or interviewing at or near military facilities. If you are entering Libya for work or business, you should get the right visa, or risk deportation. See Entry Requirements
    Take out comprehensive travel and medical insurance before you travel.



    US military assists in Libya embassy evacuation - Africa - Stripes
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    Quick! Someone should send in Sen John McCain and Bernhard!

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    Ramping up... I wonder what intel/assets tipped-off the US-UK embassies?



    http://wtfrly.com/2014/07/28/over-50...lapsing-libya/Over 50 dead in Tripoli airport battle as foreigners leave collapsing Libya

    July 28, 2014


    RT.com

    Over 50 Libyan fighters died in exchanges over Tripoli’s airport during the weekend in one of the worst outbreaks of violence since Gaddafi’s ouster. With state authority on the verge of collapse, France and Britain have ordered citizens to evacuate.


    One hundred people have died in the battle for the airport, with 400 others believed to be wounded, the country’s health ministry announced.


    Over the past two weeks, radical Islamist militias have tried to wrest control of the airport from the Zintan militia, which made its name during battles against former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi three years ago, and has controlled the country’s international gateway since. Airplanes worth hundreds of millions of dollars have been destroyed in the shelling.
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    Tuesday Morning Snack for that Nobel peace Laureate; Bathhouse Barry and his marionette's disasters.
    Libyan militants overrun Benghazi special forces base as chaos deepens

    By Ayman al-Warfalli
    BENGHAZI Libya Tue Jul 29, 2014 1:51pm EDT



    Black plumes of smoke is seen in the vicinity of Camp Thunderbolt, after clashes between militants, former rebel fighters and government forces in Benghazi July 27, 2014. .

    (Reuters) - Militant fighters overran a Libyan special forces base in the eastern city of Benghazi on Tuesday after a battle involving rockets and warplanes that killed at least 30 people.

    A special forces officer said they had to abandon their main camp in the southeast of Benghazi after coming under sustained attack from a coalition of Islamist fighters and former rebel militias in the city.

    "We have withdrawn from the army base after heavy shelling," Saiqa Special Forces officer Fadel Al-Hassi told Reuters.
    A separate special forces spokesman confirmed the militants had taken over the camp after the troops pulled out. Part of the area is Camp 36 in the Bu Attni district and the special forces school.

    Intense fighting in Benghazi, Libya's second city, and battles between rival militias in the capital Tripoli have pushed the nation deeper into chaos after two weeks of the fiercest violence since the civil war which ousted Muammar Gaddafi in 2011.
    Benghazi has been at the centre of fighting between special forces and ex-rebel fighters of the Benghazi Shura Council who have joined up with the Ansar al Sharia, a militant Islamist group, residents said.
    Ansar al Sharia, classified as a terrorist organisation by Washington, has been blamed by authorities for attacking the U.S. consulate in Benghazi in 2012 when the U.S. ambassador was killed.
    Special forces and some regular air force units had recently joined forces with a renegade former army general, Khalifa Haftar, who had launched a self-declared campaign to clear the city of Islamist militants.

    A government MiG warplane crashed during Tuesday's fighting in Benghazi. A Reuters reporter saw the pilot parachuting to ground after hearing an explosion.
    Since clashes erupted two weeks ago, foreign states followed the United States and the United Nations in pulling diplomats out of the North African oil-producing state. Fighting in Tripoli between two rival brigades of former anti-Gaddafi rebels closed the capital's international airport.

    A rocket hit a fuel depot near Tripoli airport two days ago, igniting a huge blaze that fire-fighters were still trying to put out. Italy's government and Italian oil group ENI had agreed to help them, the government said.
    A member of the new Libyan parliament Mustafa Abushagor, due to take office in August, was kidnapped in Tripoli on Tuesday by unknown assailants, the state news agency LANA reported, citing security sources.

    MILITIAS FIGHT FOR UPPER HAND
    Three years after Gaddafi's fall, the OPEC nation has failed to control ex-rebel militias who refuse to disband and who are threatening the unity of the country. The extent of recent hostilities has increased Western worries that Libya is sliding towards becoming a failed state and may once again go to war.
    Despite the violence, Libya's oil production remained at around 500,000 barrels per day, and its oilfields are secure, Samir Salim Kamal, director of planning at the oil ministry told Reuters on Tuesday.
    That was an increase from earlier this year when unrest pushed output as low as about 200,000 bpd, but it remains well below the usual 1.4 million bpd.
    While the tribal way of life declined as growing oil wealth attracted Libyans to towns and cities, traditional power structures remain strong in the nation of about six million people.
    Gaddafi's strategy effectively amounted to a system of divide and rule, buying off established tribal leaders.
    In Egypt, the army has proved to be the supreme political force but in the post-Gaddafi era the Libyan militias are fighting for power, influence and oil wealth.
    Tripoli was quieter on Tuesday than over the last fortnight during which the two brigades of former rebels, mainly from the towns of Zintan and Misrata, have pounded each other's positions with Grad rockets, artillery fire and cannons, turning the south of the capital into a battlefield.
    Nearly 200 people have died in Tripoli and Benghazi during the clashes in the two cities, according to the health ministry and local medical officials.

    FUEL TANKS ABLAZE
    A spokesman for the National Oil Corporation said on Tuesday the armed factions in Tripoli had agreed to a brief cease-fire to allow emergency services to fight the blazing fuel storage tanks containing millions of litres of fuel.
    The tanks are operated by Brega oil company, which is owned by NOC, and store oil for consumption in Libya.
    Black smoke billowed from one of the tanks hit by a rocket on Sunday near the airport road. The highway and surrounding areas were empty after homes in the area were evacuated, except for occasional militia roadblocks.
    Fire-fighters were spraying the area with water to cool down storage depots near the fuel tank that was set ablaze to try to extinguish the inferno.

    The United States, whose embassy is near the contested airport, evacuated its embassy staff in Tripoli on Saturday, driving diplomats across the border into Tunisia under heavy military guard including air support from warplanes.
    Britain, other European governments, Turkey and the Philippines have also pulled out diplomatic staff or left just a few representatives behind in Tripoli, where the violence is also causing fuel and power shortages.
    France and Spain on Tuesday were evacuating more nationals and some diplomats from Tripoli, according to LANA. Canada is temporarily pulling out its diplomats due to fears about their safety, Foreign Minister John Baird said on Tuesday.
    (Additional reporting by Aziz El Yaakoubi and Ahmed Elumami and Feras Bosalum in Benghazi; writing by Patrick Markey; editing by Peter Millership and David Stamp)
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    this is ONE of the consequences of not properly investigating Benghazi

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    Western governments tell nationals to leave Libya; Germans and Dutch closing embassies
    Tripoli, 27 July 2014:

    Canadian Embassy employees flee to Tunisia.
    Here's the spun BS from the state's mouth blow
    “The Government of Canada takes the safety and security of our diplomats abroad very seriously," Baird's statement said.
    Fighters from the Islamist Misarata brigade fire towards Tripoli airport in Libya on July 26. On Monday, Canada announced it was removing its diplomats from the country. (Associated Press)

    It also indicated an intention to return to Libya once "appropriate measures are put in place to respond to the changing operational environment."
    The statement added: "Canada remains committed to supporting Libya's democratic transition, and we urge all parties to stop the violence and resolve their differences by peaceful and democratic means."
    A spokesman for Baird told CBC News the Canadian government will reopen the embassy as soon as it is safe to do so.
    "As soon as security conditions permit, Canada will reopen its embassy to work with our Libyan partners to build a democratic and secure state," Rick Roth said in an email to CBC News.
    Canada will continue to support Libya's transition to democracy just as it did during the revolution in 2011, Roth said adding, "The lack of progress in that direction is deeply disappointing.
    "We have been firm in our calls for Libya’s leaders to foster a meaningful national dialogue, which provides for the active democratic participation of all its citizens."



    Canadian Embassy suspends operations, Leaves Libya, Tripoli Airport Burns - CBC News
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