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Haftar's LNA Denies Providing Support to One Party in Sudan against the Other

Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar, head of the Libyan National Army - (General Command)
Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar, head of the Libyan National Army - (General Command)
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Haftar's LNA Denies Providing Support to One Party in Sudan against the Other

Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar, head of the Libyan National Army - (General Command)
Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar, head of the Libyan National Army - (General Command)

Khalifa Haftar's Libyan National Army (LNA) denied on Thursday providing support to one party in Sudan against the other.

"The General Command categorically denies reports of providing support to one party against the other," LNA spokesman Ahmad Mesmari said in a statement.

Mesmari added that the LNA is conducting urgent calls and is ready to play a mediating role between the parties in Sudan.

“From the perspective of the Arab and African national role of the General Command of the Armed Forces, we call for the formation of a joint mediation committee including the League of Arab States and the African Union to exert all endeavors for an immediate cease fire to reach calm and steer out of this crisis while preserving security and stability of Sudan,” Mesmari said.

Local and international media outlets claimed that Haftar had dispatched military support to one of the conflicting parties in Sudan.

A military source who spoke on condition of anonymity denied the claims.

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Iraq Reports 19 Congo Fever Deaths Already This Year

A general view of Baghdad, Iraq. (Reuters file photo)
A general view of Baghdad, Iraq. (Reuters file photo)
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Iraq Reports 19 Congo Fever Deaths Already This Year

A general view of Baghdad, Iraq. (Reuters file photo)
A general view of Baghdad, Iraq. (Reuters file photo)

Iraq said Thursday it has recorded 19 deaths from Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever already this year and urged farmers and abattoir workers to step up precautions when handling livestock.

A total of 123 cases have been recorded nationwide, health ministry spokesman Saif al-Badr said in a statement, adding that 36 of them were reported in the poor southern province of Dhi Qar, which is heavily dependent on livestock farming.

Congo fever is a viral disease which is transmitted to people either by tick bites or through contact with infected animal blood or tissues during or immediately after slaughter, according to the World Health Organization, AFP reported.

It has a fatality rate of between 10 and 40 percent, and most cases have been reported in the livestock industry.

A previous surge in infections in Iraq in 2022 saw at least 27 deaths, compared with just six cases for the two decades from 1989 to 2009.

The WHO attributed that flare-up to a rise in the tick population resulting from the failure to carry out pesticide spraying campaigns in 2020 and 2021.