In February, Libya urged the UN Security Council to lift the ban imposed back in 2011 in order to be able to deal with Islamic State insurgency which is advancing in the country.
The resolution on counter-terrorism, introduced by Jordan and adopted on Friday, called on the Security Council's Libya Sanctions Committee to expeditiously consider exemption requests for the transfer or supply of arms and related materiel to the Libyan government for its use against Islamic State.
The resolution calls on the Committee to consider expeditiously requests to the Libyan Government “for the use by its official armed forces to combat ISIL, groups that pledged allegiance to ISIL, Ansar Al Charia, and all other individuals, groups, undertakings and entities associated with Al-Qaida operating in Libya, and urges relevant states to provide relevant information for such a request.”
Libya has been in a state of civil war since 2011, when country’s leader Muammar Gaddafi was ousted and killed after a 42-year rule. The country currently has two rival governments, with the self-proclaimed government controlling the Libyan capital of Tripoli and adjacent western areas. The internationally recognized government is battling insurgent groups, including Islamic State militants.
[sputniknews.com]
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U.N. holds Libya arms embargo in place...
ReplyDeleteThe U.N. Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution on Friday to step up the fight against Islamic extremists in Libya but without lifting the arms embargo.
Libya, backed by Egypt, had asked for an end to the arms embargo to allow the embattled government to build up its army and take on groups such as ISIS.
But the resolution drafted by Jordan kept the four-year arms embargo in place while opening the door to exemptions on a case-by-case basis.
The measure called on a Security Council committee to "consider expeditiously" requests for arms purchases from Libya.
Earlier this month, eight Security Council members led by Spain froze indefinitely a request from Libya for purchases of fighter jets, attack helicopters, tanks and munitions...............http://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/middle-east/2015/03/28/U-N-Security-Council-holds-Libya-arms-embargo-in-place-.html
28/3/15