Is Turkey Turning on Some of the Misurata Militias While War Crimes By All GNA-Affiliated Factions Continue?

It appears that GNA-affiliated militias are far from united, with intermittent clashes going on among various groups. Furthermore, there is evidence that under Erdogan's orders, the Syrian mercenaries directed by Turkish advisors, are shelling some of the militias that have apparently either outlived their usefulness or are having their differences with the general direction of the confict and/or with the Syrians.

Militias in question are from Al-Zawiyah, Gharyan, and Misurata militia. Gharyan, Zintan and Sorman militias are supported by Misurata; however, now that their duties are over, Turkey may choose to liquidate them in order to obtain control over the areas and consolidate military power via the Syrians.

While these clashes are taking place, militia cooperation with former ISIS members continues. Hamza Etweer, a former ISIS member from Gharyan, loyal to the Shura of Derna and a group of Shura members who fought with him, abducted two people known to be civilians supportive of LNA. Hamza Etweer lost his leg in combat, fighting the army. One of them is also from Derna. Etweer and his cohorts demanded $200,000 in ransom from the families of the detainees in exchange for their release.

In a maneuver similar to what Hamas and the Houthis have done in Gaza and Yemen, The Al-Wefaq militia best known for its attack on the US Embassy in Benghazi has set a dangerous precedent by using ambulances and the Libyan Red Crescent to transport fighters and arms in the course of covert operations as a cover.

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