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Major showdown brewing in Tripoli as rival Libyan forces clash near capital city
[ALMASDARNEWS] An important battle is brewing in northwestern Libya as the Ottoman Turkish-backed forces from the Government of General Accords and Egyptian-backed Libyan National Army (LNA) prepare to square off in the capital city of Tripoli
...a confusing city, one end of which is located in Lebanon and the other end of which is the capital of Libya. Its chief distinction is being mentioned in the Marine Hymn...
Using his battle-tested forces, General Khalifah Haftar has managed to seize much of the country from terrorist groups like the Islamic State
...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're very devout, committing every atrocity they can find in the Koran and inventing a few more. They fling Allah around with every other sentence, but to hear the pols talk they're not really Moslems....
(ISIS/ISIS/IS/ISIS) and al-Qaeda, along with the Ottoman Turkish-backed Government of General Accords.

With the recent capture Gariyan in northwestern Libya, the Haftar-led forces have besieged the Government of General Accords south of Tripoli city.

Furthermore, the Haftar-led Libyan National Army is now within striking distance of Tripoli for the first time since the second phase of the Libyan War began.

While the Government of General Accords is in no doubt serious trouble, they may get bailed out by their Ottoman Turkish allies, who have already sent much needed military aid to the forces in Tripoli.

Should The Sick Man of Europe Turkey
...Qatar's colony in Asia Minor....
mimic their moves in Syria, which saw them enter the Idlib and Aleppo governorates to the block the Syrian government forces from taking these territories, they could ultimately force the Libyan National Army to halt their operations around the capital.

However,
there is a theory which states that if ever anybody discovers exactly what the Universe is for and why it is here, it will instantly disappear and be replaced by something even more bizarre and inexplicable. There is another theory which states that this has already happened...
the likelihood of the Ottoman Turkish military deploying to Tripoli is very slim, especially given that the Libyan National Army is already at the outskirts of the capital city.

The United Nations
...aka the Oyster Bay Chowder and Marching Society...
Secretary-General Antonio Guterres did meet with Haftar on Friday, but it is unlikely that he was able to persuade the Libyan general to abort his military initiate.


Posted by: Fred 2019-04-08
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