Major General AbdelFattah Younis
speaks to fighters on the front line
Translation:
First of all, speaking to you is not a loss (مش خسارة Arabic phrase used to elevate the one being spoken being to)
First of all, you have honoured us, you have honoured your women before its men. Be sure that each of you is defending his country, its soil and his family and city.. [unclear] those who are despicable, those who are killing the prisoners, raping women, stealing homes and destroying farms for no other reason but to satiate their fierce desire for revenge. But what the youth of Libya have demonstrated is that they are real men. In the past we used to say “who is next to me? is it my cousin? is it another relative?” I’m sure none of you are asking these questions. What is important now is that they are a fighter and Libyan. We do not care if he is an Obadi, Barasi or from any other time. This is the biggest gain for Libya.
They say: “Harm may bring about much good”. This harm has brought us together, has made us one united hand, has removed any grudges or rancor from our hearts, has cleaned the negatives from our hearts, and now we are one man. The real man is the one can stand in the battlefield. But especially for the free youth who are fighting independently, this next stage requires organisation. Please, when the armed forces tell you to stop here, then stop. You are dear to us and we do not want to lose you to the enemies’ bullets that is present. Each of you has value to us. The army is here to protect you and help you perform your role. It wants to make room for you to fight. But fighting must be organised so that we do not go back to Ajdabiya and Benghazi.
It is from the biggest shames for a person to the turn head back east with his car the moment a shell or a bomb explodes. Now that you have an organised army supporting you, this is your chance to seek vengeance from these dogs. And I envy you, you have rifles and fighting with your souls, and God-willing I am with you, thank you. Long live free Libya and God is Greater, God is Greater, God is Greater.
