Libya, the British want raids.
Cameron government pressure on allies to target jihadist bases and ports of the smugglers. The idea of a new pact to two with France. But Italy is opposed: no action before the birth of a united Libyan government
The winds of war in the Mediterranean did not subside even in August. At this time British government has stepped up pressure on allies, including Italy, for a military operation in Libya. Main objective of Prime Minister David Cameron has hit the foundations of the Islamic state, which is believed to have organized the attack in Sousse where thirty British tourists were killed. But there is also the desire to give a concrete signal to people smugglers who run the departures of refugees and migrants to Europe: an issue that dominates the political debate in the UK as well.
Since the end of July that London is raising the bar on Libya. Cameron said he was ready to authorize air strikes estimates in the case were identified threats against Britons. And he asked his generals to prepare a plan of action against the camps where they train the militiamen Işil: "We will defeat these brutal terrorists only if we act at home, abroad and on the Web, and only if we will join countries around the world against this common enemy. "
On August "The Times" wrote that "hundreds of British soldiers are being alerted in view of a large international mission to help stabilize the country and fight the Islamic state. Military of Spain, France, Italy, Germany and the US will take part in the operation which looks set to be active once the agreement reached between the Libyan factions. "
The time X for the action was indicated in late August. The same period granted yesterday UN envoy Bernardino Leon to representatives of the authorities in Tripoli and Tobruk rivals: by then they have to find an agreement that puts an end to the fighting.
In recent days the British ministers have returned to the office with colleagues of the Allied nations and neighboring countries such as Egypt to define an action that triggers the beginning of September. A parallel mission possible support plan for the future Libyan government only, with targeted raids against camps of the jihadists and ports of the smugglers. Italy would have reaffirmed its position: there will be no action without an agreement with the Libyan government official.
But London does not seem willing to wait for long periods of diplomacy and tries to convince Paris to follow its line: almost a replay of the covenant between two Cameron and then President Sarkozy in 2011 that triggered the Western air campaign against Gaddafi, forcing then the other NATO countries to follow in the bombing that led to the end of the dictatorship. And then not do anything to prevent the country would end in chaos.
For months, the British have deployed a task force on the airport Cypriot Akroitiri, the RAF base in the heart of the Mediterranean. The site investigation Bellincat revealed the presence of Tornado fighter-bombers which are used for raids against the Islamic State in Iraq and now in Syria. But the slopes are well aligned the aircraft for special forces' blitz: Apache combat helicopters and transport Chinook, along with Hercules cargo planes.
The French however have an installation in Madama, in Niger, not far from the Libyan border from where they run the operation Barkhane against terrorist infiltration in the Sahel: an outpost built around an old fort of the Foreign Legion that has helicopters and departments paratroopers. While Americans, despite having repeatedly stressed the concern for the Islamic advance in Libya, they do not seem willing to field troops limiting their activities to reconnaissance planes and spy drones from Sigonella and from Pantelleria.
At the time, the Italian government does not seem willing to go along with British wishes nor in the fight against the jihadists or on that of immigration control. Italy has the leadership of European naval force Eunavfor Med created to thwart smugglers: for now the mission is limited to the collection of information and all operations must be authorized from Brussels. And the conviction of the general staff in Rome is that field operations without the agreement with the Libyan stable authority and recognized by all factions are doomed to failure or - worse - become only the pretext for fundamentalist mobilization throughout ' Maghreb area.
Cameron government pressure on allies to target jihadist bases and ports of the smugglers. The idea of a new pact to two with France. But Italy is opposed: no action before the birth of a united Libyan government
The winds of war in the Mediterranean did not subside even in August. At this time British government has stepped up pressure on allies, including Italy, for a military operation in Libya. Main objective of Prime Minister David Cameron has hit the foundations of the Islamic state, which is believed to have organized the attack in Sousse where thirty British tourists were killed. But there is also the desire to give a concrete signal to people smugglers who run the departures of refugees and migrants to Europe: an issue that dominates the political debate in the UK as well.
Since the end of July that London is raising the bar on Libya. Cameron said he was ready to authorize air strikes estimates in the case were identified threats against Britons. And he asked his generals to prepare a plan of action against the camps where they train the militiamen Işil: "We will defeat these brutal terrorists only if we act at home, abroad and on the Web, and only if we will join countries around the world against this common enemy. "
On August "The Times" wrote that "hundreds of British soldiers are being alerted in view of a large international mission to help stabilize the country and fight the Islamic state. Military of Spain, France, Italy, Germany and the US will take part in the operation which looks set to be active once the agreement reached between the Libyan factions. "
The time X for the action was indicated in late August. The same period granted yesterday UN envoy Bernardino Leon to representatives of the authorities in Tripoli and Tobruk rivals: by then they have to find an agreement that puts an end to the fighting.
In recent days the British ministers have returned to the office with colleagues of the Allied nations and neighboring countries such as Egypt to define an action that triggers the beginning of September. A parallel mission possible support plan for the future Libyan government only, with targeted raids against camps of the jihadists and ports of the smugglers. Italy would have reaffirmed its position: there will be no action without an agreement with the Libyan government official.
But London does not seem willing to wait for long periods of diplomacy and tries to convince Paris to follow its line: almost a replay of the covenant between two Cameron and then President Sarkozy in 2011 that triggered the Western air campaign against Gaddafi, forcing then the other NATO countries to follow in the bombing that led to the end of the dictatorship. And then not do anything to prevent the country would end in chaos.
For months, the British have deployed a task force on the airport Cypriot Akroitiri, the RAF base in the heart of the Mediterranean. The site investigation Bellincat revealed the presence of Tornado fighter-bombers which are used for raids against the Islamic State in Iraq and now in Syria. But the slopes are well aligned the aircraft for special forces' blitz: Apache combat helicopters and transport Chinook, along with Hercules cargo planes.
The French however have an installation in Madama, in Niger, not far from the Libyan border from where they run the operation Barkhane against terrorist infiltration in the Sahel: an outpost built around an old fort of the Foreign Legion that has helicopters and departments paratroopers. While Americans, despite having repeatedly stressed the concern for the Islamic advance in Libya, they do not seem willing to field troops limiting their activities to reconnaissance planes and spy drones from Sigonella and from Pantelleria.
At the time, the Italian government does not seem willing to go along with British wishes nor in the fight against the jihadists or on that of immigration control. Italy has the leadership of European naval force Eunavfor Med created to thwart smugglers: for now the mission is limited to the collection of information and all operations must be authorized from Brussels. And the conviction of the general staff in Rome is that field operations without the agreement with the Libyan stable authority and recognized by all factions are doomed to failure or - worse - become only the pretext for fundamentalist mobilization throughout ' Maghreb area.
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