Regatta update

Siddiqui ViP

Member since 12 October 2009

SiddiquiViP30 September 2011 18:14:14

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I arranged through one of our employees to gain entry to Regatta. We were escorted inside by a military jeep.

The entire compound has been converted into a sort of Garrison town with fighters from Zintan and Misrata living there. Some families are also residing inside.

We asked to be allowed to see the inside of some of our company apartments, they were all occupied with 4-5 fighters per apartment, just kids really 15-20 year olds mostly.

Some apartments still had the original furniture but most of the TV's, DVD's etc were all gone.

We were not allowed to stay too long and visit apartments / houses at leisure but it was quite obvious that most of them were occupied.

There was no sign of any foreign plated vehicles.

There are rumours that the displaced people from Misrata will be accomodated in Regatta permanently.

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Masterr Active member

Member since 25 March 2010

MasterrActive member30 September 2011 18:53:05

Farewell to our personal belongings there! Until the very last moment i hoped that our apartment is intact.
Thanks for the info. Keep us updated.

Gernademan Serial expat

Member since 30 October 2010

GernademanSerial expat30 September 2011 20:41:37

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Argh!!! So it's true a libyan co-worker had told me that Regata will be a military compound for the freedom fighters. Well, I guess we will not be seeing any of our company guesthouses there.

enraged1 Contributor

Member since 27 November 2010

enraged1Contributor30 September 2011 20:52:14

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FFs are currently garrisoned there but they will leave as soon as the fronts are won. I have been there, the security is strict but they dont intimidate you. They are friendly and sensible unlike the "kataibs"

wtantish Member

Member since 17 October 2010

wtantishMember02 October 2011 02:11:29

the rumours that you heard are not correct at all , those freedom fighters are civilians as i am , every one have a family , have work and have his own house in the place where he belong and as the war is going to end , they will going back to their life .
reggata are stolen by the mobs in the first days of liberation of Tripoli , before the FF's camped there, the mobs present every where in earth .

fatmakumru Active member

Member since 29 October 2010

fatmakumruActive member03 October 2011 11:34:55

Gernademan wrote:
Argh!!! So it's true a libyan co-worker had told me that Regata will be a military compound for the freedom fighters. Well, I guess we will not be seeing any of our company guesthouses there.

Sorry to be this intrusive Gernademan but I feel compelled to ask since I am sincerely trying to have a proper picture in my head before we head back to Tripoli:
In one of your previous responses (to me about Souk Talad) I got the impression that you are in Tripoli and comfortably wondering around. Now I realize that you have not been to Regatta (where you have personal belongings) yet!...??..
So, am I to understand, daily life is not "that" normal and regular yet that it prevents you from taking a trip to a place where we the expats used to frolic?
At this point, based on this message of yours, my mental image is now very different: the city still is a war zone, albeit a recovering one, right?
Your response might simply be "DOH!, what were you thinking stupid lady!" of course! :-)
fk