Long Lasting Impact of Libya - Egypt war , the forgotten war

[AZADPAKISTAN2009]

Back Drop

Relations between the Libyan and the Egyptian government had been deteriorating ever since the end of Yom Kippur War from October 1973, due to Libyan opposition to President Anwar Sadat's peace policy as well as the breakdown of unification talks between the two governments. Frequent, politically-driven deportations of Egyptian migrants working in Libya also contributed to tense bilateral relations. There is some proof that the Egyptian government was considering a war against Libya as early as 1974. On February 28, 1974, during Henry Kissinger's visit to Egypt, President Sadat told him about such intentions and requested that pressure be put on the Israeli government not to launch an attack on Egypt in the event of its forces being occupied in war with Libya. In addition, the Egyptian government had broken its military ties with Moscow, while the Libyan government kept that cooperation going. The Egyptian government also gave assistance to former RCC members Major Abd al Munim al Huni and Omar Muhayshi, who unsuccessfully tried to overthrow Muammar Gaddafi in 1975, and allowed them to reside in Egypt.





Questions remain , since 1977 why did Egypt / Libya or even Algeria + Morocco never managed to create a dominant North African Trade zone ?



Had Egypt / Libya not gone to war and suspension of ties for many years can we argue that both nations would have benefited from mutual trade

 

[Kamil_baku]

one thing i dont get.. why SOuth Sudan wanted to be independent and now they starve? who wanted to divide it and why?

 

[AZADPAKISTAN2009]

South Sudan has oil fields money was used by Sudan so it was given to random minorities
South Sudan has no legitimate right not recognized

 

[Kamil_baku]

South Sudan has oil fields money was used by Sudan so it was given to random minorities
South Sudan has no legitimate right not recognized

Sudan should just get weapons and occupy ut back.. Same about SOmalia..

 

[AZADPAKISTAN2009]

Quite disturbing stuff happening world wide in Muslim countries

 

[The SC]

South Sudan has oil fields money was used by Sudan so it was given to random minorities
South Sudan has no legitimate right not recognized

South Sudan is a nw nation unfortunatly recognised by the UN.. it was a religious divide.. North is majority Muslim, and South is majority Christian.... but the deal is that North Sudan gets 40% of the Oil revenues, because export goes through the North.. now the South must be regretting that split.. it became very unstable..despite being rich in Oil..

 

[HAIDER]

one thing i dont get.. why SOuth Sudan wanted to be independent and now they starve? who wanted to divide it and why?

oil and creation on the basis or religion. South is converted into Christian , by NGO missionaries ..They have oil , but no water.

 

[The SC]

Back Drop

Relations between the Libyan and the Egyptian government had been deteriorating ever since the end of Yom Kippur War from October 1973, due to Libyan opposition to President Anwar Sadat's peace policy as well as the breakdown of unification talks between the two governments. Frequent, politically-driven deportations of Egyptian migrants working in Libya also contributed to tense bilateral relations. There is some proof that the Egyptian government was considering a war against Libya as early as 1974. On February 28, 1974, during Henry Kissinger's visit to Egypt, President Sadat told him about such intentions and requested that pressure be put on the Israeli government not to launch an attack on Egypt in the event of its forces being occupied in war with Libya. In addition, the Egyptian government had broken its military ties with Moscow, while the Libyan government kept that cooperation going. The Egyptian government also gave assistance to former RCC members Major Abd al Munim al Huni and Omar Muhayshi, who unsuccessfully tried to overthrow Muammar Gaddafi in 1975, and allowed them to reside in Egypt.





Questions remain , since 1977 why did Egypt / Libya or even Algeria + Morocco never managed to create a dominant North African Trade zone ?



Had Egypt / Libya not gone to war and suspension of ties for many years can we argue that both nations would have benefited from mutual trade

Answer: look who is in front of them ..none than the EU, do you think they want or would like competition!?

 

[ezerdi2]

Egypt they always want to take the lead in such unions. They are better off alone , Libyan feels closer to a Tunisian than to an Egyptian, starting from their dialect. The national dish of Libya is couscous, like the rest of the Maghreb