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Libya and Turkey discuss security cooperation
[Libya Observer] The Libyan Interior Minister Fathi Bashagha met with the The It added that the two ministers talked about the ongoing military cooperation between Libya and  ...the only place on the face of the earth that misses the Ottoman Empire..., touching upon the training of Libyan security cadres by the Turkey is a supporter of the Presidential Council's government and backs it up in the fighting to defend 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... against Khalifa Haftar ...Self-proclaimed Field Marshal, served in the Libyan army under Muammar Qadaffy, and took part in the coup that brought Qadaffy to power in 1969. He became a prisoner of war in Chad in 1987. While held prisoner, he and his fellow officers formed a group hoping to overthrow Qadaffy, so it's kind of hard to describe him as a Qadaffy holdover. He was released around 1990 in a deal with the United States government and spent nearly two decades in the United States, gaining US citizenship. In 1993, while living in the United States, he was convicted in absentia of crimes against the Jamahiriya and sentenced to death. Haftar held a senior position in the anti-Qadaffy forces in the 2011 Libyan Civil War. In 2014 he was commander of the Libyan Army when the General National Congress (GNC) refused to give up power in accordance with its term of office. Haftar launched a campaign against the GNC and its Islamic fundamentalist allies. His campaign allowed elections to take place to replace the GNC, but then developed into a civil war. Guess you can't win them all... 's offensive. Related: Fathi Bashagha: 2019-08-26 Libya's Interior Minister denies possibility of Misrata-Haftar agreement Fathi Bashagha: 2019-06-17 New phase to defeat Haftar's forces adopted by Libya's Presidential Council Fathi Bashagha: 2019-04-22 Libya's Interior Ministry arrests person threatening to attack ISIS-harboring Mitiga prison Related: Turkish Defense Minister: 2019-08-17 Joint Turkish-US operation center to establish and manage a safe zone in northeast Syria will be fully operational next week Turkish Defense Minister: 2018-10-31 Mediterranean gas hunt threatened by Cyprus stand-off Turkish Defense Minister: 2018-06-15 US 'blackmails' Turkey into scrapping S-400 deal with Russia: Minister Related: Khalifa Haftar: 2019-08-26 Airstrike by Haftar's Air Force kills three civilians Khalifa Haftar: 2019-08-26 Libya's Interior Minister denies possibility of Misrata-Haftar agreement Khalifa Haftar: 2019-08-26 Heavy clashes in southern Libya's Gharyan as Haftar's forces advance under air cover Posted by: Fred 2019-08-29 |
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