The Tunisian Prime Minister, Habib Essid announced Wednesday his country's refusal to military intervention in Libya, according to Kuwait news agency (KUNA). Essid explained that chaos spread in Libya, after the ouster of Muammar Gaddafi and his regime in 2011 "mainly because of the military intervention in Libya," adding that the only way to solve the Libyan crisis is through a political resolution, confirming that his country "stands at the same distance from all Libyan parties," in a statement for the state's radio. He stated that a number of security measures were taken by his government to prevent the Islamic State (IS) militants from trespassing Tunisian territories. Essid revealed that the country's intelligence service is exerting its utmost efforts, both on security and military levels to prevent IS from crossing into Tunisia, as the government intensified security and military presence on its borders with Libya. Tunisian Foreign Ministry said Tuesday it understands Egypt's demands for UN mandated military intervention in Libya.
