Abdoulaye Bathily

UN envoy lashes out at Libya’s feuding parties and their foreign backers, then says he’s resigned

Bathily did not inform the Security Council either at the open meeting or the closed session that followed that he had submitted his resignation, council diplomats said
For years, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates and Russia backed Haftar while the Tripoli-based militaries enjoyed the support of Turkiye, Qatar and Italy, especially during Haftar’s unsuccessful offensive to take the capital in 2019

By AP · 17 April 2024