Photos Crisis In Libya
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Hey. If I were Russia, I'd try to get some military bases, seaports, and anything else I could get in that general area. It's always nice to have several MORE options when you get into a situation in any particular region.
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Turkey is rapidly losing its position as the GNA's most important arms supplier. Not that it has stopped sending weaponry, but simply because the LNA is so incompetent that the UAE, Egypt and Russia would probably be better off delivering everything directly to the GNA instead. <a href="https://t.co/qNeVJCxu7c">pic.twitter.com/qNeVJCxu7c</a></p>— Oryx (@oryxspioenkop) <a href="
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|Little bit hysterical, as is normal these days
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The voice behind the camera rings with falsetto glee as the frame fills with the remains of an aircraft, its wings burned and skeletal, its jet engine slumped in the wreckage.
"Our rocket did that ... this is their plane," the Libyan fighter yells.
He was standing in what remained of the strategically important al Watiya airbase, near the Tunisian border. Militia affiliated with the UN-recognized government had just overrun the base; forces loyal to renegade general Khalifa Haftar had fled.
Among Haftar's retreating fighters were dozens of Russian mercenaries hauling their Pantsir air defense systems with them. They are part of a larger force of some 2,000 Russians belonging to the private Russian military contractor Wagner, which has been in Libya since 2018.
Russia is the only country Brazenly in Libya
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Forces loyal to Libya’s Government of National Accord (GNA) have carried out a campaign of arrests, arson and looting across Tarhuna after seizing the western town from Khalifa Haftar’s Libyan National Army (LNA). GNA fighters have also been accused of extrajudicial killings.
GNA fighters entered the mountain town on Friday, after troops from the LNA, the military wing of Libya’s eastern-based government, had suddenly withdrawn in the early hours of the morning.
It was a moment that many locals had been dreading during the preceding fortnight - the LNA had suffered repeated setbacks and started pulling back from long-held positions on Tripoli’s outskirts, as Haftar’s yearlong offensive on the capital collapsed.
^not really surprising, they are all at it.
Russia raises stakes with 'brazen' military intervention in Libyan conflict | CNN
The voice behind the camera rings with falsetto glee as the frame fills with the remains of an aircraft, its wings burned and skeletal, its jet engine slumped in the wreckage.
us.cnn.com
The voice behind the camera rings with falsetto glee as the frame fills with the remains of an aircraft, its wings burned and skeletal, its jet engine slumped in the wreckage.
"Our rocket did that ... this is their plane," the Libyan fighter yells.
He was standing in what remained of the strategically important al Watiya airbase, near the Tunisian border. Militia affiliated with the UN-recognized government had just overrun the base; forces loyal to renegade general Khalifa Haftar had fled.
Among Haftar's retreating fighters were dozens of Russian mercenaries hauling their Pantsir air defense systems with them. They are part of a larger force of some 2,000 Russians belonging to the private Russian military contractor Wagner, which has been in Libya since 2018.
Russia is the only country Brazenly in Libya
GNA militias run riot in Libya's Tarhuna after LNA retreat
Government of National Accord fighters accused of conducting a campaign of arrests, arson and looting
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GNA fighters entered the mountain town on Friday, after troops from the LNA, the military wing of Libya’s eastern-based government, had suddenly withdrawn in the early hours of the morning.
It was a moment that many locals had been dreading during the preceding fortnight - the LNA had suffered repeated setbacks and started pulling back from long-held positions on Tripoli’s outskirts, as Haftar’s yearlong offensive on the capital collapsed.
^not really surprising, they are all at it.
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But a recent confidential UN probe reports that a team of 20 foreign mercenaries, including five Britons (two of them former Royal Marines), 12 South Africans, two Australians and an American were paid upwards of $120,000 each last June to create a marine strike force. UN investigators believe they were contracted to prevent Turkish-supplied weapons from reaching the GNA. During the three-month job the team were reportedly expected to track down, board and search vessels.
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Ok...which of you has been playing for the Red team? Worth a read that.
Libya’s renegade general swindled out of millions by western mercenaries and businessmen
Exclusive: The 76-year-old lost upwards of $55 million after he paid for war machinery that were never delivered, Bel Trew reports
www.independent.co.uk
Ok...which of you has been playing for the Red team? Worth a read that.
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1000hrs UTC- LIBYA UPDATE
Large Turkish Air Force activity in Mediterranean
2 C-130 Hercules (from Istanbul) (71-01468 and 63-13188)
1 C-17 (from Istanbul)
1 C-17 (from Konya)
with 30 x F-16 escorts have arrived Misrata Airbase Libya
Turkey also has F-16 & F-4E Terminator 2020 ground support units and logistical supply at Al Watiya Airbase, Libya and now Misrata Airbase.
So essentially Turkey has set up and fortified 2 forward operating bases in Libya
Large Turkish Air Force activity in Mediterranean
2 C-130 Hercules (from Istanbul) (71-01468 and 63-13188)
1 C-17 (from Istanbul)
1 C-17 (from Konya)
with 30 x F-16 escorts have arrived Misrata Airbase Libya
Turkey also has F-16 & F-4E Terminator 2020 ground support units and logistical supply at Al Watiya Airbase, Libya and now Misrata Airbase.
So essentially Turkey has set up and fortified 2 forward operating bases in Libya
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PARIS (Reuters) - France wants talks with NATO allies to discuss Turkey’s increasingly “aggressive” role in Libya, a presidential official said on Monday, and the foreign ministry accused Ankara of thwarting truce efforts by breaking a U.N. arms embargo.
Turkey, which backs the internationally recognised government in Tripoli, has secured a foothold in Libya by helping to repel an assault on the capital by the Libyan National Army (LNA) of eastern commander Khalifa Haftar, who is backed by the United Arab Emirates, Egypt and Russia.
A Turkish source said on Monday that the Tripoli government was discussing possible Turkish use of two military bases in Libya, with a view to establishing a lasting Turkish presence.
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I think France will be sucking lemons this time.
Turkey, which backs the internationally recognised government in Tripoli, has secured a foothold in Libya by helping to repel an assault on the capital by the Libyan National Army (LNA) of eastern commander Khalifa Haftar, who is backed by the United Arab Emirates, Egypt and Russia.
A Turkish source said on Monday that the Tripoli government was discussing possible Turkish use of two military bases in Libya, with a view to establishing a lasting Turkish presence.
France wants talks about 'aggressive' Turkish role in Libya
France wants talks with NATO allies to discuss Turkey's increasingly "aggressive" role in Libya, a presidential official said on Monday, and the foreign ministry accused Ankara of thwarting truce efforts by breaking a U.N. arms embargo.
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I think France will be sucking lemons this time.
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EU now doing stand up comedy:
The European Union's chief diplomat has called on the bloc's member states to increase their support for a recently launched military mission aimed at enforcing a collapsing arms embargo on Libya.
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The European Union's chief diplomat has called on the bloc's member states to increase their support for a recently launched military mission aimed at enforcing a collapsing arms embargo on Libya.
EU chief urges bloc to increase support for Libya mission
Josep Borrell says members must provide additional support to operation Irini, aimed at halting arms shipments to Libya.
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Presidential Council says Sisi's threats are declaration of war on Libya | The Libya Observer
The Presidential Council said in a statement on Sunday that Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El Sisi's threats are rejected and they constitute a declaration of war on Libya.
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Apparently French navy tried to stop Turkish ship with military cargo for Libya but had to back off after Turkish navy warning. Similar incident happened between Turks and Greeks not long time ago.
Drama in the Med: Greek navy tries to stop cargo ship accompanied by Turkish frigates
Greek ships left the area once Turkey's ships sent a radio message saying that the cargo was protected by Ankara
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After Turkish incident, France suspends role in NATO naval mission
France has informed NATO that it is suspending its involvement in a naval operation in the Mediterranean after the results of an investigation into an incident between French and Turkish warships, an Armed Forces Ministry official said on Wednesday.
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Turkish Defense Minister Visits Turkish Army Command Operations Room In Libya - Islamic World News
ISWNews Analysis Group: On July 4, Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar arrived in Tripoli with the Chief of General Staff of the Turkish Army and met with military and political officials of the Government of National Accord.
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Could be the work of the Russian aircraft which are now based in the area.
www.aa.com.tr
Libya: Unidentified planes bomb Al-Watiya airbase
Attacks target equipment inside airbase - Anadolu Ajansı
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Although these patches have not yet been confirmed by any Turkish officials, but at least the background image of one of the patches is from the al-Watiyah air base in northwest of Libya, that has been captured recently by GNA.
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