Abdullah Naker

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Abdullah Naker (2011)

Abdullah Naker ( Arabic عبد الله ناكر, DMG ʿAbd Allāh Nākir ; also az-Zintani , * 1971 or 1972 in az-Zintan , Libya) is the chairman of the Revolutionary Council in Tripoli .

Naker worked as an electrical engineer in Tripoli. During the civil war in Libya, he went to his hometown to join the insurgents there. Naker is considered an influential commander of the Sintan Brigade. He is known for his opposition to Abd al-Hakim Balhajs , the former leader of the Libyan Islamic Fighting Group and current commander of the Tripoli military council.

At a press conference in early October 2011, Naker stated that the Revolutionary Council unified 22,000 armed fighters and controlled 75% of the Libyan capital. According to his account, the Revolutionary Council cooperates with the Military Council. The reason for the establishment of the Revolutionary Council was that the population of Tripoli was marginalized by the current government. On November 18, he threatened that his men would take over the government if their demands for adequate representation were not met.

On December 31, 2011, he threatened to close the Egyptian embassy in Tripoli if Egypt does not shut down the satellite Great Jamahiriyah TV , which is still broadcasting Gaddafi speeches. The station, which can be received via an Egyptian Nilesat satellite, is to be financed by business people who remain loyal to Gaddafi. In early January he announced the establishment of a political party .

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Special Report - Libya: divided it stands Reuters on December 16, 2011.
  2. ↑ Tripoli gets new militia, apparent rebuff to Islamists ( Memento December 22, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) on Arab News on October 2, 2011.
  3. ↑ a b Libyan rebel chief warns Egypt over pro-Gaddafi TV. Reuters, December 21, 2011, accessed September 29, 2013 .
  4. ↑ Militia warning as Libyan PM forms government Reuters Africa on November 18, 2011.
  5. ↑ Tripoli's Revolutionist Council to launch party ( Memento from January 4, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Asharq al-Awsat on January 1, 2012
personal data
SURNAME Naker, Abdullah
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Libyan Chairman of the Revolutionary Council
DATE OF BIRTH 1971 or 1972
PLACE OF BIRTH Sintan , Libya