Popular Front for the Liberation of Libya

The Popular Front for the Liberation of Libya (PFLL;[5] Arabic: الجبهة الشعبية لتحرير ليبيا) is a Gaddafi loyalist militia and political party which was formed on 26 December 2016.[2]

Popular Front for the Liberation of Libya
Participant in the Second Libyan Civil War
Flag used by the PFLL[1]
Active26 December 2016[2] – present
StatusActive
IdeologyGaddafi loyalism
Military leaderAl-Mabrouk Ehnish (until 2017)[3]
Political leaderSaif al-Islam Gaddafi[4]
Area of operationsLibya
Opponent(s) Tripoli Revolutionaries Brigade
Battles and war(s)2016–18 West Libya clashes
2019 Western Libya offensive
Websitealjabhaalshaabiya.org
Popular Front for the Liberation of Libya

الجبهة الشعبية لتحرير ليبيا
aljbhh alsh'ebyh lthryr lybya
LeaderSaif al-Islam Gaddafi[4]
IdeologyGaddafi loyalism
House of Representatives
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Website
aljabhaalshaabiya.org

Aims and ideology

The PFLL follows a Gaddafi loyalist agenda.[2] The party maintains that the 2011 Libyan Civil War was the result of a conspiracy against Libya,[2] and is aimed at clearing Libya "from control of terrorist organisations."[6]

Timeline of activities
  • 26 December 2016: the PFLL was founded.[2]
  • October 2017: the PFLL was defeated in clashes with the Tripoli Revolutionaries Brigade,[7] leading to the arrest of the military leader, Al-Mabrouk Ehnish, on the 16th.[3]
  • March 2018: Saif al-Islam Gaddafi announced his intention to run in the 2019 Libyan general election under the PFLL.[4]
  • 6 July 2019: it was reported that the PFLL had joined the Libyan National Army in the 2019 Western Libya offensive.[8]
  • 30 September 2019: the coordinator of the group's Ajdabiya branch, Ahmed Abdel Mawla, held a speech wherein he praised the Libyan National Army's advances against anti-LNA factions, re-affirmed the PFLL's support for Saif and denounced the 2011 uprising as a Turkish-Qatari conspiracy. He stated that "Since the conspiracy erupted in 2011, we see what happened in the homeland of the violation of sovereignty, and the loss of its political decision, and here we urge and stress that we all join together and all loyal to fight terrorism and uproot from the roots, these guilty of this era of heretical terrorists who destroyed the country, They destroyed everything."[9]
  • 3 November 2019: PFLL members held a demonstration in Bani Walid.[1]
  • 7 February 2020: the PFLL held a panel discussion in Tunisia, titled "Tunisia's role in resolving the Libyan crisis between foreign interventions and the depth of belonging", wherein party members discussed the security situation in Libya in light of the civil war and the proliferation of arms carriers, as well as fears of foreign military intervention in Libya, which would further complicate the situation, according to participants. The panel was attended by a number of Tunisian political parties.[10]

References
  1. "Supporters of Qaddafi Flag Rises in North of Libya". english.iswnews.com. 3 November 2019. Archived from the original on 4 November 2019. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  2. "Pro-Gaddafi Group Uncovered in Libyan Capital". Asharq Al-awsat. 22 May 2018. Archived from the original on 6 October 2018. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
  3. "Tripoli-based Special Deterrent Force apprehends Gaddafi-loyal armed group". The Libya Observer. 16 October 2017. Archived from the original on 6 October 2018. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
  4. "In Saif hands: Gaddafi's son to run for Libya president". The New Arab. 19 March 2018. Archived from the original on 6 October 2018. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
  5. Fetouri, Mustafa (25 May 2018). "Gadhafi supporters arrested during peace talks in Tripoli". Al-Monitor. Archived from the original on 6 October 2018. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
  6. "Colonel Gaddafi's Son Is Reportedly Planning To Run For The Libyan Presidency". Unic Press UK. 29 March 2018. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  7. "Tripoli Revolutionaries Brigade fights off Gaddafi loyalists south of the capital". The Libya Observer. 4 October 2017. Archived from the original on 6 October 2018. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
  8. "Tobruk MP claims terrorists from Turkey support Tripoli government against Haftar". Uprising Today. 6 July 2019. Archived from the original on 6 July 2019. Retrieved 6 July 2019. There are also reports that the Popular Front for the Liberation of Libya, a pro-Jamahiriya resistance organisation led by Saif al-Islam al-Gaddafi, the son of Brotherly Leader Muammar al-Gaddafi who was overthrown and murdered in 2011, is supporting the Tobruk-based forces.
  9. "In memory of the day of fulfillment.. Popular Front at ajdabiya: Saif al-Islam diagnosed the crisis since 2011, the last solution". وكالة الجماهيرية للانباء " أوج ". 1 October 2019. Retrieved 22 November 2019.CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)
  10. "Tunisia - Foreign intervention and civil war in Libya at the discussion table of political parties". arab24.com. 8 February 2020. Retrieved 23 February 2020.


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